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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teo King (ranked 1653 p4p, 1648 weight class) and Kyle Schneider (ranked 208 p4p, 206 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teo King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King slips under a jab.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Schneider moves out of range easily.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schneider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Schneider, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Schneider scores with a body shot.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schneider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Schneider lands a jab to the head.
Schneider lands a jab to the nose.
Nice cross by Schneider.
Schneider throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a left to the body.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schneider's corner calls for a 1-2. Schneider obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schneider lands a jab to King's midsection.
Schneider will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King sizes up Schneider with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King takes a swing at Schneider's ribcage but misses.
Schneider missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schneider misses with a hook
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Schneider misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schneider is defended easily by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider lands with a right hand.
Schneider lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schneider throws a right hand that misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
King throws a jab when Schneider was well out of range.
Schneider throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Schneider is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schneider is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schneider.
Schneider misses the shot to the body.
King thuds a left hand into Schneider's body.
Schneider tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teo King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schneider moves away from the strike by King.
Schneider misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schneider's knee momentarily.
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!
Schneider misses with a straight left.
King is looking to counter punch.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kyle Schneider will probably get the nod.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schneider avoids the body shot from King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Schneider.
Schneider pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces King back to the cage. Schneider follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King cracks a nice hook into Schneider's ribs.
King misses with a looping right.
A lazy body kick from King
and Schneider counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schneider.
Schneider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to land a knee to the head but Schneider blocks with his arms.
Schneider tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Schneider back against the cage.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schneider misses with the head strike.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King tries to throw a body punch but Schneider avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Schneider fails to land.
Schneider just leaning against King, taking a breather.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King tries to work over Schneider's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King scores with a shot to the side of Schneider's head.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schneider lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schneider.
Schneider managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Schneider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schneider has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Schneider controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King pushes Schneider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schneider misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schneider blocks it with crossed arms.
Schneider has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. King seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Schneider can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King misses with some punches.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
 Schneider is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from King.
Schneider is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Schneider to his knees! King keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teo King!
A relieved looking Teo King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Hatter (ranked 2617 p4p, 1501 weight class) and Filip Yumashev (ranked 173 p4p, 120 weight class). Filip Yumashev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mad Hatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Filip Yumashev!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yumashev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hatter with a nice calf kick.
Hatter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hatter duly obliges.
Hatter throws a body punch but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatter checks a leg kick nicely.
Hatter misses with a few strikes there.
Hatter lands with a hook. Yumashev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hatter with a nice calf kick.
We've been told by Hatter's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hatter avoids the head kick by Yumashev.
Hatter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yumashev's sensitive parts.
Hatter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yumashev! But no joy.
Hatter lands with an uppercut that bounces Yumashev off the cage and back into range.
Hatter takes a swing at Yumashev's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter lands a glancing blow to the side of Yumashev's head.
Hatter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yumashev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Mad Hatter has been cut.
Yumashev takes one to the side of the head.
Hatter checks a leg kick.
Yumashev has Hatter up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatter is looking to control Yumashev's arms but Yumashev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hatter has his back to the cage.
Hatter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yumashev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yumashev misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Yumashev.
Hatter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hatter taking a breather.
Yumashev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yumashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yumashev lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yumashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatter's elbow.
Yumashev digs a right hand into Hatter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hatter's gas tank.
Yumashev tries to work over Hatter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumashev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yumashev misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatter throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yumashev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hatter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yumashev throws a leg kick but Hatter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mad Hatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatter misses with a series of wild punches.
Yumashev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yumashev appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hatter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yumashev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hatter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yumashev circles away quickly and effectively.
Hatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick lands for Yumashev.
Yumashev keeps the fight on the outside.
A clash of legs there as Yumashev blocks the low kick.
Hatter lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hatter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatter throws a leg kick
and Yumashev counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Yumashev fails to land.
Hatter taking a breather.
Hatter blocks an uppercut.
Yumashev cracks Hatter with a nice body shot.
Hatter is trying to force a seperation but Yumashev has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Yumashev.
Yumashev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hatter is trying to break the clinch but Yumashev is controlling him.
Hatter blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Yumashev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yumashev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yumashev lands with a left to the head.
Yumashev misses with some punches.
Hatter manages to break the clinch.
Yumashev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatter.
Sloppy strikes from Hatter. Those never looked like landing.
Hatter lands a really nice looking cross but Yumashev seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hatter works over Yumashev's head and body with a nice combination.
Yumashev checks a low kick from Hatter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatter swinging wildly here.
Yumashev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hatter throws a series of punches but Yumashev moves out of range.
Yumashev throws an overhand right that lands on Hatter's shoulder, as Hatter tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Yumashev.
Yumashev thinks about the counter body kick.
Hatter 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.
Hatter misses with a hook. Yumashev ducked under it nicely.
Yumashev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yumashev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatter misses with a left hand
and Yumashev counters with a straight that turns Hatter's legs to rubber! Yumashev pushes forward with more strikes and Hatter goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filip Yumashev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ola Badmus (ranked 1604 p4p, 1422 weight class) and Donovan Sharpe (ranked 210 p4p, 189 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ola Badmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sharpe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Badmus looks to move to half guard but instead Sharpe has passed into mount! Damn!
Sharpe trying to control but Badmus is having none of it.
Badmus is looking to improve his position but Sharpe isn't that keen on the idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmus manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Badmus tries to get to full guard but Sharpe has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sharpe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sharpe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Badmus sees it coming and defends easily.
Sharpe prevents Badmus from improving his position.
Badmus is working hard here to advance position.
Sharpe lands strikes from half guard.
Sharpe is trying to control. Badmus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Badmus wants to control but Sharpe is keeping busy.
Sharpe is nestled in close to Badmus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Badmus trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badmus is controlling Sharpe's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badmus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badmus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Badmus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sharpe is thwarting Badmus's attempts to control the position.
Sharpe is looking to take a break and control but Badmus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharpe is thwarting Badmus's attempts to control the position.
Sharpe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Badmus wants to improve his position but Sharpe is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Sharpe.
Sharpe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sharpe with the ground and pound but Badmus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Badmus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Badmus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharpe stays in close to Badmus's body and controls the position.
Sharpe landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharpe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Badmus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Badmus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Badmus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sharpe is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Sharpe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Badmus throws a head kick that Sharpe semi-blocks.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Badmus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Badmus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Badmus is not content to let Sharpe control the position.
Sharpe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Badmus down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmus sneaks back into half guard.
Donovan Sharpe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe working Badmus over with strikes.
Badmus moves into full guard.
Badmus is trying to control the position but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badmus is keeping the position for now.
Sharpe throws an elbow that misses. Badmus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sharpe's guard. Nice move by Badmus!
Sharpe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sharpe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badmus is one step ahead there.
Badmus wants to control from the top but Sharpe keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe wants to sweep here but Badmus controlling him for the moment.
Badmus trying to control but Sharpe is working from the bottom.
Sharpe trying to keep a closed guard but Badmus is proving a slippery customer.
Badmus trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badmus stops Sharpe from standing up.
Sharpe throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badmus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sharpe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sharpe rushes Badmus and presses him up against the cage.
Badmus is trying to force a seperation but Sharpe has the dominant position.
Sharpe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sharpe has Badmus pressed against the cage, preventing Badmus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sharpe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Badmus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Badmus fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharpe shoots in and bounces Badmus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Badmus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badmus is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badmus is looking for a triangle but Sharpe pushes his legs off easily.
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Badmus keeps moving.
Sharpe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharpe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Badmus trying to keep a closed guard but Sharpe is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharpe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Badmus keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Sharpe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sharpe doesn't manage to clinch there - Badmus circles away.
Sharpe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Badmus.
Badmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sharpe avoids the head kick by Badmus.
Sharpe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Badmus lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sharpe tries to clinch up.
Badmus has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmus throws a leg kick but Sharpe checks it.
Badmus throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Sharpe colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Badmus as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Sharpe is left battered and dazed whilst Badmus and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ola Badmus!
After the fight, Ola Badmus was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 1747 p4p, 1478 weight class) and Gilbervan Soares (ranked 221 p4p, 184 weight class). Kevin Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilbervan Soares!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares stuffs the takedown.
Soares looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soares stuffs the takedown.
Soares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Soares slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Kevin Jones has been cut.
Jones avoids the body shot from Soares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Soares is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Jones's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Soares has wrist control.
Jones stands up over Soares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Soares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Soares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soares is trying to keep Jones in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
Soares 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.
Jones wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soares is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working for a triangle but Soares defends it easily.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares is one step ahead there.
Soares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Soares has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones keeping full guard, as Soares tries to pass.
Soares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Soares pushes his legs off easily.
Soares lands a couple of digs.
Soares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones tries to roll over but Soares keeps him under control.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soares pulls his head out easily.
Soares tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jones trying to hold on to Soares's head to control him but Soares postures up.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soares pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Soares pulls his head out easily.
Soares is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Soares lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soares is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Soares tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soares scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soares is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Soares cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbervan Soares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Jones's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Soares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kevin Jones's cut is getting worse.
Soares misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
Soares throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Soares throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Soares lands.
Kevin Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Soares connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Soares gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Soares clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Soares escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Soares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones wants to improve his position but Soares is controlling well.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soares is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Soares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Soares has control of the leg.
Gilbervan Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Jones wants to sweep here but Soares controlling him for the moment.
Soares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soares cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Soares tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Soares wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Soares would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soares connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Soares engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Soares chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Soares defends it easily.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Soares's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Soares lands a couple of elbows.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Soares rolls with it to try and escape but Jones cranks on the arm and Soares is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Jones!
In his post fight interview, Kevin Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Montrese Andersson (ranked 1473 p4p, 2129 weight class) and Jack Grave (ranked 156 p4p, 218 weight class). Andersson's entrance music is Wax -- Who Is Next. A fine choice. Grave has chosen War Pigs - Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Jack Grave has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Montrese Andersson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montrese Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Grave!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson misses with a low kick.
Montrese Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grave lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Grave does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersson blocks a jab.
Andersson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grave!
Grave dodges the ground and pound from Andersson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson working the ground and pound but Grave is defending the strikes.
Andersson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grave's legs.
Andersson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Andersson looks up at the clock and then as Grave takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Andersson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Andersson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Grave!
Andersson lands a big shot there that rocks Grave but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
 It looks like Jack Grave has been cut.
Andersson throwing strikes here but Grave is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Andersson misses with a head shot.
Andersson won't let Grave get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Andersson lands a big shot there that rocks Grave but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That has opened up Jack Grave's cut even more.
Grave taking shots to the head.
The cut above Jack Grave's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andersson dominating with strikes here.
Grave is rocked!
Jack Grave's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Grave's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Montrese Andersson!
Montrese Andersson 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Miller (ranked 1447 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 152 p4p, 121 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pamungkas.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamungkas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Pamungkas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Pamungkas lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Pamungkas throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pamungkas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller slips a straight right by Pamungkas.
Miller slips a straight right by Pamungkas.
Pamungkas throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Pamungkas misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pamungkas throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tests Pamungkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pamungkas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Miller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pamungkas.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pamungkas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pamungkas on the side of the head.
Pamungkas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pamungkas lands a right hook to the body.
Miller defending well as Pamungkas loads up on a big left hand.
Miller cracks Pamungkas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pamungkas misses with a few strikes there.
Pamungkas throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller throws a hook but Pamungkas avoids it easily.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamungkas was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Pamungkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pamungkas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pamungkas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller tests Pamungkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pamungkas 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamungkas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pamungkas.
Miller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Pamungkas.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Pamungkas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pamungkas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamungkas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Pamungkas throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Pamungkas misses with a looping left.
Pamungkas throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller throws a hook but Pamungkas avoids it easily.
Pamungkas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pamungkas throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pamungkas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pamungkas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller jabs at Pamungkas's body.
Pamungkas misses with a head kick.
As Pamungkas looks to move away, Miller throws a big counter combo but Pamungkas just gets out of the way.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Pamungkas's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pamungkas. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Pamungkas.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Pamungkas manages to avoid it.
Pamungkas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
A good leg kick by Pamungkas.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pamungkas throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pamungkas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller feints a jab promting Pamungkas to slip. Miller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pamungkas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pamungkas throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Pamungkas only half commits.
Pamungkas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Pamungkas slips a straight right by Miller.
Pamungkas avoids the body shot from Miller.
Pamungkas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller lands with a cross.
Pamungkas misses with a straight left.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pamungkas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pamungkas ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Pamungkas misses with a head kick.
Pamungkas is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Pamungkas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Pamungkas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller takes a swing at Pamungkas's ribcage but misses.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller slips a straight right by Pamungkas.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pamungkas throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pamungkas slips under a jab.
Pamungkas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pamungkas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Miller moves out of range as Pamungkas strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Pamungkas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pamungkas! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Pamungkas loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pamungkas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller avoids the head kick by Pamungkas.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pamungkas misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pamungkas throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Pamungkas only half commits.
Pamungkas misses with a straight left.
Pamungkas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pamungkas. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Miller misses its target.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Pamungkas off the cage and back into range.
Miller throws a hook but Pamungkas blocks it.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Pamungkas misses with a looping right.
Pamungkas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Pamungkas avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pamungkas on the side of the head.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Pamungkas is just out of range.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Pamungkas's shoulder, as Pamungkas tries to avoid the shot.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamungkas digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pamungkas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Pamungkas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pamungkas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pamungkas lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joshua Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a right hand that Pamungkas ducks under and follows up with a left that Pamungkas also avoids with ease.
Pamungkas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Pamungkas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller avoids the head kick by Pamungkas.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Pamungkas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Pamungkas misses with a hook
and Pamungkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas misses with a straight right.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pamungkas counters with a nice uppercut.
Pamungkas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamungkas.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pamungkas in his tracks.
Pamungkas takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Pamungkas throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pamungkas thinking.
Pamungkas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Pamungkas coming out on top.
Pamungkas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pamungkas scores with a nice head shot.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamungkas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pamungkas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pamungkas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pamungkas's hands.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pamungkas.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pamungkas manages to avoid it.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Pamungkas's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pamungkas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller with a nice cross.
Pamungkas just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamungkas throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joshua Miller will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pamungkas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller avoids the head kick by Pamungkas.
Pamungkas misses with a kick to the body.
Pamungkas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Pamungkas misses with a few strikes there.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Pamungkas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pamungkas.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamungkas moves away.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Pamungkas.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Pamungkas's defenses.
Pamungkas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pamungkas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pamungkas misses with a wild body shot.
Pamungkas looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Pamungkas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller moves away from the strike by Pamungkas.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Pamungkas misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Miller.
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!
Pamungkas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pamungkas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pamungkas. Pamungkas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller jabs Pamungkas right on the nose. Pamungkas blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pamungkas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Miller has got the better of the exchanges.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pamungkas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pamungkas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Pamungkas's ribs.
Pamungkas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pamungkas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Pamungkas throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Miller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pamungkas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pamungkas cracks Miller with a good jab.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Bambang Pamungkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pamungkas thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pamungkas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamungkas was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller lunges at Pamungkas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pamungkas's hand.
Pamungkas throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Pamungkas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pamungkas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller jabs at Pamungkas's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Pamungkas misses.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands a right hook to the body.
Pamungkas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pamungkas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller connects with a right hand. Pamungkas shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Pamungkas's head back.
Pamungkas connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Pamungkas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Miller!
In his post fight interview, Joshua Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kallio (ranked 416 p4p, 1095 weight class) and Grey Ape (ranked 55 p4p, 149 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Grey Ape!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ape throws an off balance right hand
and Kallio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ape is looking to land body kicks.
Kallio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ape can pounce on him.
We've been informed that Ape has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab, jab by Ape - just one landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ape.
Ape throws a jab when Kallio was well out of range.
Kallio throws a big counter combination but Ape scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ape misses with a hook.
Kallio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Ape misses
and Kallio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kallio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kallio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kallio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ape looks to land a right hand but Kallio moved out of range.
Kallio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ape throws a leg kick
and Kallio counters with a one-two to the body.
Ape scores with the left hand. Kallio knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kimmo Kallio has been cut.
Kallio checks the leg kick nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Ape.
Ape blocks a head kick by Kallio.
Ape scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Kallio slams his shin into Ape's torso.
Kallio scores with a decent looking hook.
Ape scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ape throws a front kick aimed at Kallio's knee but Kallio avoids it well.
Kallio scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape misses with a wild combination.
Kallio throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ape avoids it.
Ape lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ape is looking to chop away at Kallio's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kallio misses the target.
Ape is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ape throws a leg kick that misses.
Ape does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ape pushes Kallio away with a front kick.
Ape shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kallio.
Nice body kick there by Kallio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kallio's head backwards.
Ape has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kallio.
Ape stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kallio.
Kallio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ape moves away.
Kallio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ape loads up on a big right hand but Kallio slips the punch.
Ape swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ape throws a leg kick
and Kallio counters with a series of strikes. Ape will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ape thumps Kallio with a low kick.
Kallio throws a front kick that sends Ape stumbling back into the cage.
Kallio avoids the body shot from Ape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Kallio.
No joy there for Ape, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kallio appears to be looking for a big counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kallio.
Kallio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ape on the side of the head.
Ape misses with a hook.
Kallio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ape throws a low kick, looking for Kallio's leg but Kallio calmly moves out of range.
Kallio throws a body punch but Ape moves out of range.
Ape misses with a kick to the body.
Ape misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Kallio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimmo Kallio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimmo Kallio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ape throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kallio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A clash of legs there as Kallio blocks the low kick.
Grey Ape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kallio moves away.
Kallio is looking for a counter combo.
Ape has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kallio.
Kallio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ape momentarily.
A low kick from Ape is predictable there
and Kallio counters with a left and a right that stings Ape.
Ape is rocked!
Ape avoids the head kick by Kallio.
Ape is still on wobbly legs! Can Kallio finish him?
Kallio knocks out Ape with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kallio before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kallio picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimmo Kallio!
A victorious Kimmo Kallio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Helpmann (ranked 454 p4p, 491 weight class) and Steve McMichael (ranked 60 p4p, 63 weight class). Steve McMichael 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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve McMichael!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helpmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A clash of legs there as McMichael blocks the low kick.
Steve McMichael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helpmann moves away from the strike by McMichael.
Helpmann scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Helpmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helpmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McMichael.
McMichael moves away from the strike by Helpmann.
Good work by Helpmann as he checks the leg kick.
Helpmann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McMichael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helpmann was well out of range. Poor timing from McMichael.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann throws out a loose jab but McMichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMichael connects with a body shot that sends Helpmann's belly button to the back.
Helpmann connects with an inside leg kick.
McMichael connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael cracks Helpmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McMichael ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from McMichael misses.
McMichael fails in his attempt to clinch.
McMichael looks to throw the jab but Helpmann is out of range.
McMichael has Helpmann up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McMichael takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McMichael taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McMichael continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helpmann backwards.
Helpmann breaks from the clinch.
Helpmann misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McMichael scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helpmann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helpmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMichael.
It looked like Helpmann was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Helpmann throws the left hand but McMichael avoids the punch easily.
McMichael feints a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMichael moves out of range of the body kick from Helpmann.
McMichael closes the distance looking to clinch
and Helpmann counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from McMichael misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann throws out a loose jab but McMichael uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helpmann's jab looks to have found its range, popping McMichael under the eye.
McMichael tests Helpmann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helpmann tests McMichael's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McMichael lands a jab to Helpmann's midsection.
McMichael scores with a nice strike.
Helpmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Helpmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McMichael listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McMichael feints a jab promting Helpmann to slip. McMichael then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Helpmann slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMichael throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Helpmann to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann circles away from the clinch attempt
and McMichael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMichael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Helpmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from McMichael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McMichael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helpmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McMichael looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McMichael throws a shot from downtown. Helpmann moves away and avoids it.
Helpmann is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from McMichael misses
letting Helpmann counter with a right hand.
McMichael rushes Helpmann and presses him up against the cage.
McMichael scores with a shot to the side of Helpmann's head.
McMichael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McMichael dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Helpmann thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like McMichael was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McMichael lands a glancing blow to the side of Helpmann's head.
Helpmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McMichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helpmann moves away.
It looked like Helpmann wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McMichael punishes Helpmann's body with a nice straight punch.
McMichael takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Helpmann motions for McMichael to come forward. Helpmann throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McMichael misses with a shot to the body
and Helpmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from McMichael misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann misses with a hook. McMichael ducked under it nicely.
McMichael misses with a hook.
McMichael throws a body punch but Helpmann moves out of range.
Helpmann misses with a hook. McMichael ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMichael takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McMichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helpmann.
A swing and a miss from McMichael.
A solid body kick from Helpmann.
Helpmann throws a poor cross that misses
and McMichael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McMichael just misses with a punch to the body.
McMichael finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McMichael misses with a hook
and Helpmann counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McMichael forces Helpmann back against the cage and clinches.
McMichael swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helpmann lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Helpmann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael tries to throw a body punch but Helpmann avoids it by throwing McMichael back against the cage.
McMichael breaks from the clinch.
Helpmann just misses with a punch to the body.
McMichael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from McMichael fails to land.
McMichael misses with a hook from the clinch.
McMichael manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McMichael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Helpmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMichael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael's jab looks to have found its range, popping Helpmann under the eye.
Steve McMichael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helpmann takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McMichael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helpmann.
McMichael doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McMichael cracks a nice hook into Helpmann's ribs.
Helpmann throws a leg kick which misses McMichael's front leg but catches the back leg as McMichael tries to avoid it.
McMichael throws a body punch but Helpmann moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Helpmann misses its target.
McMichael has managed to clinch.
McMichael has Helpmann pushed against the cage.
McMichael lands an uppercut.
McMichael stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael blocks a body shot from Helpmann.
Helpmann lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McMichael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helpmann's elbow.
McMichael tries to throw a body punch but Helpmann avoids it by throwing McMichael back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McMichael holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from McMichael - that landed with a thud.
Helpmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helpmann lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve McMichael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McMichael takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McMichael's jab looks to have found its range, popping Helpmann under the eye.
Helpmann thuds a left hand into McMichael's body.
Helpmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helpmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McMichael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Helpmann.
Helpmann throws a lazy uppercut
and McMichael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMichael throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helpmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McMichael thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helpmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMichael moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMichael. Helpmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from McMichael misses
and Helpmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Helpmann waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McMichael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McMichael counters with a nice body kick.
McMichael takes a swing at Helpmann's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Helpmann misses its target.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by McMichael.
McMichael tries to clinch up but Helpmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Helpmann throws a jab when McMichael was well out of range.
Helpmann throws a poor cross that misses
enabling McMichael to counter with a crisp jab.
Helpmann dodges the punch combination from McMichael.
McMichael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helpmann avoids the body shot from McMichael.
A little feinted left hand from Helpmann on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McMichael walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMichael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helpmann feints and then cracks McMichael's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McMichael down.
McMichael throws a hook but Helpmann blocks it.
McMichael doesn't manage to clinch there - Helpmann circles away.
Helpmann swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McMichael tries to close the distance and clinch but Helpmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As McMichael looks to move away, Helpmann throws a big counter combo but McMichael just gets out of the way.
McMichael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMichael misses with a wild body shot.
McMichael wants to clinch.
McMichael looks to land a right hand but Helpmann moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMichael rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helpmann counters with a nice body kick.
McMichael throws a poor cross that misses
and McMichael takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helpmann scores with a push kick.
Helpmann misses with a leg kick
and McMichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helpmann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McMichael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helpmann.
Helpmann fires out a quick counter leg kick but McMichael just manages to avoid it.
McMichael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McMichael takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helpmann looks to throw the jab but McMichael is out of range.
McMichael throws out a counter right but Helpmann avoids it with no problem.
McMichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helpmann.
McMichael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Helpmann misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMichael thuds a left hand into Helpmann's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helpmann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McMichael tries to clinch but Helpmann is having none of it.
Helpmann misses with a body punch
and McMichael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMichael misses with a body punch
and Helpmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helpmann looks to land a right hand but McMichael moved out of range.
Helpmann scores with a nice head shot.
Robert Helpmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helpmann lands with an overhand left.
Helpmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Steve McMichael is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McMichael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helpmann.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Helpmann showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McMichael has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve McMichael!
A relieved looking Steve McMichael thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Alexander (ranked 671 p4p, 411 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 91 p4p, 53 weight class). Javier Martinez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez moves out of range as Alexander throws a body kick.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexander.
Good standup being displayed there by Alexander as he connects with a hook.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Alexander 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.
Martinez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexander.
A jab from Alexander misses.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Alexander misses the jab.
Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinez.
Marcus Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexander.
Alexander was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez slips a jab from Alexander.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
Alexander with the inside leg kick.
Martinez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alexander.
Alexander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little jabbing left from Martinez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Alexander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martinez misses with a straight right.
Alexander swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alexander throws a good cross that connects.
Alexander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Martinez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexander jabs Martinez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martinez 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Martinez.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander throws a right hand that misses
and Alexander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alexander!
Martinez 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.
Nice body kick there by Alexander.
Nice straight punches there by Alexander. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alexander.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Alexander slips a jab from Martinez.
Alexander throws a quick counter kick to the body but Martinez avoids it.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Martinez saw that one coming.
Alexander dips to his left and cracks Martinez with an uppercut!
Alexander throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
Alexander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martinez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alexander, pushing him back against the cage.
Alexander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexander lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Martinez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martinez stalling in the clinch but Alexander improves position.
Martinez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alexander's brow.
Alexander gets underhooks to prevent Martinez's takedown attempt.
Alexander misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alexander throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Alexander.
A short right from Alexander.
Alexander misses with some punches.
Alexander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alexander throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander blocks the elbow strike.
Martinez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexander avoids it.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez stalling in the clinch.
Alexander blocks an elbow strike.
Alexander lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
Alexander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martinez looks winded!
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alexander is keeping busy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alexander.
Alexander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alexander pushes Martinez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alexander.
Martinez is trying to maintain a safe position but Alexander gets an underhook and turns Martinez into the cage.
Alexander lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinez throws an elbow but misses.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Alexander dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alexander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Marcus Alexander is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alexander throws a body shot but no joy.
Martinez takes one on the button.
Martinez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Alexander misses.
Alexander moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez throws out a counter right but Alexander avoids it with no problem.
Alexander scores with a spinning back kick!
Alexander throws a hook but Martinez blocks it.
Alexander throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander scores with a jab to the head.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
Martinez 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.
Alexander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Alexander blocks a jab.
Alexander tries to land a body kick
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Alexander.
Alexander misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexander lands with a nice body punch.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Alexander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martinez darts in and clinches Alexander up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martinez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alexander's brow.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez has clasped his hands together around Alexander's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexander keeps working.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Alexander is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the action but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Martinez scores with punches from side control.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Alexander is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Martinez working the body and head with strikes.
Martinez trying to control the action but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Martinez in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is looking for a sweep.
Alexander is being controlled here.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Alexander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Martinez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Martinez trying to control the action but Alexander is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus Alexander will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alexander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
Alexander moves out of range of the strikes.
Alexander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martinez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez misses with a looping left.
Alexander lands with a hook. Martinez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martinez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Alexander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Alexander throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alexander scores with a kick to the body.
Alexander throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexander.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Alexander drops Martinez with a naaaaasty hook - Martinez is in real trouble here! Alexander dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Alexander!
A very excited looking Marcus Alexander made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 69 p4p, 286 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 11 p4p, 41 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Dariush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Dariush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winston keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Dariush connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winston's hands.
A jab from Al Dariush finds it's way through Winston's defenses.
Al Dariush looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Al Dariush looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Al Dariush fakes the leg kick and cracks Winston in the body.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
Al Dariush clinches.
Al Dariush tries to throw a body punch but Winston avoids it by throwing Al Dariush back against the cage.
Winston prevents a body shot from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al Dariush has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Dariush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but Winston is having none of it.
Al Dariush ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Al Dariush sizes up Winston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston wants to land a leg kick but Al Dariush is out of range.
Al Dariush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Dariush tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Winston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Dariush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Dariush.
Winston lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Dariush doesn't manage to clinch there - Winston circles away.
Al Dariush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winston.
Winston dodges the punch combination from Al Dariush.
Winston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Al Dariush can pounce on him.
Winston throws out a leg kick but Al Dariush moves out of range and Winston only half commits.
Al Dariush dips to his left and cracks Winston with an uppercut!
Al Dariush cracks Winston with a good jab.
Al Dariush connects with a looping right hand.
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Al Dariush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws the left hand but Al Dariush avoids the punch easily.
Al Dariush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Al Dariush backing away here, and Winston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al Dariush lands a nice looking body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Winston there.
Al Dariush looks to land a body kick but Winston moved away.
Al Dariush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Al Dariush moves into range and clinches up with Winston.
Winston working hard to break the clinch.
Al Dariush lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Al Dariush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Al Dariush.
Nice shot lands for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush motions for Winston to come forward. Al Dariush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winston raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Winston ducks right into an uppercut from Al Dariush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Dariush slips under a jab.
Winston throws a jab when Al Dariush was well out of range.
Al Dariush gets a clinch.
Al Dariush has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Winston uses from the top position.
Al Dariush is pulling down on Winston's head to control his posture.
Al Dariush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winston defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston wants to stand but Al Dariush is controlling his posture from full guard.
Al Dariush has his foot on Winston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winston works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Al Dariush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Dariush looks to land a body kick but Winston moved away.
Al Dariush misses with a shot to the body
and Al Dariush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Dariush moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Al Dariush tries to close the distance and clinch but Winston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Dariush works over Winston's head and body with a nice combination.
Al Dariush scores with a body shot.
Edgars Al Dariush is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston throws a hook but Al Dariush blocks it.
Winston throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Dariush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Winston.
Al Dariush is looking to counter with a body kick.
Winston misses with a leg kick.
Al Dariush scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Al Dariush takes the fight into the clinch.
Winston is trying to break the clinch but Al Dariush has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Winston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Al Dariush prevents Winston from breaking the clinch.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Dariush jumps into guard, dragging Winston to the mat.
Winston wants to stand but Al Dariush is controlling his posture from full guard.
Al Dariush is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winston is looking to stand up but Al Dariush won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush is looking for a triangle but Winston pushes his legs off easily.
Al Dariush controls Winston momentarily but Winston frees himself.
Al Dariush is looking for a triangle here but Winston uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Winston wants to stand but Al Dariush is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush can't do much from the bottom here.
Al Dariush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winston stands up.
Al Dariush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winston can do to turn this around?
Al Dariush swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winston.
Winston misses with a hook. Al Dariush ducked under it nicely.
Al Dariush swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Winston moves out of range as Al Dariush throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick
and Winston counters with a low kick, right behind Al Dariush 's knee.
Al Dariush misses with a straight right.
Winston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but Winston is having none of it.
Al Dariush misses with a low kick as Winston jumps back.
Al Dariush throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al Dariush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winston misses with a head kick.
Al Dariush misses the shot to the body.
Al Dariush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston misses the shot to the body.
Al Dariush throws a body shot but no joy.
Al Dariush misses with a hook to the body
and Winston counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston throws a head kick but Al Dariush moves out of range.
Al Dariush half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Al Dariush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston misses with a few strikes there.
Al Dariush scores with a leg kick.
Winston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
Al Dariush throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Dariush swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Dariush.
Winston throws a jab when Al Dariush was well out of range.
Winston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winston's head backwards.
Winston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Dariush.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick which misses Winston's front leg but catches the back leg as Winston tries to avoid it.
Winston walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Dariush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush jabs Winston to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Al Dariush misses its intended target.
Winston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Al Dariush.
Winston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Dariush to score with a decent uppercut.
Al Dariush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Winston is out of range.
Winston is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and Al Dariush moves out of range easily.
Al Dariush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Dariush thuds a left hand into Winston's body.
Al Dariush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice jab there from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Dariush misses with a wild body shot.
Al Dariush throws a hook but Winston blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with a body kick.
Al Dariush scores with a nice right hand.
Al Dariush works Winston's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
Al Dariush closes the distance and clinches.
Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Al Dariush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Dariush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Al Dariush works the jab nicely.
Al Dariush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
A head kick misses from Winston.
Al Dariush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Winston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Edgars Al Dariush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with an attempted mid kick.
Al Dariush misses with a straight right.
Al Dariush tries to land a front kick but Winston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Al Dariush connects with a body shot that sends Winston's belly button to the back.
Al Dariush ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Dariush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Dariush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winston takes a jab right on the kisser.
Al Dariush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Al Dariush.
Winston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Al Dariush looks to land a body kick but Winston moved away.
Winston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and Al Dariush moves out of range easily.
Winston missing with a left hand there. Al Dariush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Al Dariush bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winston's head.
Winston slips a straight right by Al Dariush.
A countering left hand to the body from Winston misses.
Winston misses with a looping left.
Al Dariush was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Dariush cracks Winston with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Dariush keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
Al Dariush thuds a left hand into Winston's body.
Al Dariush lands a lovely overhand right.
Al Dariush misses with a jab to the body
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Al Dariush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Al Dariush takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston throws a big counter head kick but Al Dariush avoids it with no problem.
Al Dariush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Al Dariush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Winston breaks the clinch.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick which misses Winston's front leg but catches the back leg as Winston tries to avoid it.
Winston needs to keep his hands up - Al Dariush had a free shot at his head there.
Winston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Al Dariush.
Winston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Winston.
Winston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Winston scores with a head kick. Al Dariush tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Edgars Al Dariush has been cut.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Dariush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Winston throws out a counter right but Al Dariush avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston throws a head kick but Al Dariush moves out of range.
Al Dariush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Al Dariush throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Dariush cracks Winston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Dariush thumps Winston with a low kick.
A jab from Winston misses.
Winston moves out of range of the body kick from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush throws a solid leg kick but Winston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Dariush.
Al Dariush uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Winston has time to react.
A low kick from Al Dariush misses
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Al Dariush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winston is trying to break the clinch but Al Dariush is controlling him.
Al Dariush misses with some punches.
Al Dariush fails to pull guard.
Winston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Dariush scores with the left hand. Winston knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little jabbing left from Winston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Winston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
As Al Dariush backs off Winston throws a huge counter combo but Al Dariush manages to avoid it all.
Al Dariush fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Dariush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Dariush misses with a wild body shot.
Al Dariush pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Al Dariush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Dariush is looking to slow Winston down with leg kicks.
Winston walks into a jab.
Al Dariush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Dariush wants to clinch.
Al Dariush backing away here, and Winston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winston lands a leg kick that knocks Al Dariush off balance momentarily.
Good shot there by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Dariush lands with a cross.
Al Dariush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winston tries to move into range but Al Dariush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Al Dariush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winston to score with a decent uppercut.
Winston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Dariush, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Dariush ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Al Dariush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Winston does it's job there.
Al Dariush lets loose with a powerful body kick. Winston will feel that in the morning.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Al Dariush.
A big left from Al Dariush misses.
Al Dariush lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Al Dariush moves away and avoids it.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick but Winston checks it.
Winston shapes to counter with a head kick.
Al Dariush bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winston's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush had his way with Harry Winston in that round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Al Dariush's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Winston misses with a leg kick.
Al Dariush shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
Winston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good work by Al Dariush as he checks the leg kick.
Al Dariush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
Al Dariush wants to land a leg kick but Winston is out of range.
Al Dariush tries to close the distance and clinch but Winston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winston shapes to counter with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Al Dariush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Dariush.
Winston throws a low kick but Al Dariush avoids it.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Winston as he connects with a hook.
Al Dariush lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Al Dariush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston blocks the body kick.
Al Dariush is looking to slow Winston down with leg kicks.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up but Winston circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Dariush digs a good body shot into Winston's ribs.
Winston misses with a looping left.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush lands with a good body shot.
Winston takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick but Winston checks it.
Al Dariush lands a jab to the nose.
Al Dariush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Al Dariush half committed to a counter leg kick.
Al Dariush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winston throws a big counter head kick but Al Dariush avoids it with no problem.
Al Dariush avoids the head kick by Winston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up.
Al Dariush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Dariush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Dariush jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Al Dariush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Winston throws the left hand but Al Dariush avoids the punch easily.
Al Dariush wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Dariush.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and Al Dariush moves out of range easily.
Al Dariush chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Dariush lands a slapping body shot.
Al Dariush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick which misses Winston's front leg but catches the back leg as Winston tries to avoid it.
Edgars Al Dariush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Al Dariush. That snapped Winston's head back.
Al Dariush looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Al Dariush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Al Dariush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Dariush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Al Dariush moves in looking to clinch but Winston pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston looks to land a right hand but Al Dariush moved out of range.
Al Dariush rushes Winston and presses him up against the cage.
Winston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harry Winston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winston is trying to break free.
Al Dariush struggles to land a body shot inside as Winston controls his hands.
Winston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Dariush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winston, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Dariush prevents a body shot from Winston.
Edgars Al Dariush has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Winston misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgars Al Dariush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Dariush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgars Al Dariush!
Edgars Al Dariush retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Edgars Al Dariush thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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