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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Edwards (ranked 4099 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Roy Strickland (ranked 171 p4p, 170 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Strickland!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards is looking to slow Strickland down with leg kicks.
Strickland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decent striking displayed by Edwards there.
Edwards works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Edwards keeps Strickland at a distance using the push kick.
Strickland misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Edwards throws a head kick but Strickland moves out of range.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strickland has Edwards pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Strickland controls the action.
Edwards lands a body punch.
Edwards avoiding damage as Strickland throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Strickland missing with knees to the body.
Strickland is working for takedown but Edwards is calmly controlling the position for now.
Damien Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Strickland.
Strickland tightens his grip and picks Edwards up, before dumping him to the ground. Edwards manages to land in guard.
Strickland stays in close to Edwards's body and controls the position.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Strickland from controlling successfully.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strickland passes Edwards's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Strickland wants to advance to full mount but Edwards doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland pushing down on Edwards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Strickland stalling.
Strickland wants to pass to mount but Edwards is defending the position.
Edwards is in trouble now - Strickland has advanced to mount!
Strickland content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Damien Edwards.
I think Edwards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 9:10
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 10:9
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Damien Edwards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfonzo Bondzie (ranked 3780 p4p, 2450 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 412 p4p, 300 weight class). Payakaroon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wai khru ram muay. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfonzo Bondzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondzie thows a leg kick but Payakaroon checks it
and Payakaroon moves into the clinch.
Bondzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bondzie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bondzie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Payakaroon tries a body shot but Bondzie blocks it.
Payakaroon's coach down at Mighty MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Payakaroon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bondzie is pushing Payakaroon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bondzie 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.
Payakaroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bondzie with a knee to the head.
Bondzie stalling in the clinch but Payakaroon improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bondzie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Payakaroon avoids it.
Bondzie blocks an uppercut.
Payakaroon blocks an elbow strike.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bondzie lands a nice elbow.
Bondzie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon avoiding damage as Bondzie throws knees to the body.
Payakaroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bondzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payakaroon is defending well for now.
Payakaroon lands with a light punch inside.
Payakaroon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bondzie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Payakaroon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bondzie controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Bondzie.
Payakaroon throws a head punch that misses.
Payakaroon misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakaroon.
Bondzie pushes off an throws an elbow but Payakaroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bondzie missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon misses with the head strike.
Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Bondzie.
Payakaroon blocks the elbow strike.
Payakaroon controlling the action here for a moment.
Payakaroon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payakaroon stalling in the clinch but Bondzie improves position.
Bondzie prevents a body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondzie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Payakaroon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bondzie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bondzie avoiding damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bondzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon taking a breather.
Payakaroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon pushes Bondzie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bondzie looking to throw knees to the head but Payakaroon is blocking nicely.
Bondzie trying to stall but Payakaroon improves his position.
Bondzie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bondzie pushes off an throws an elbow but Payakaroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Payakaroon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bondzie up against the cage.
Payakaroon being controlled against the cage.
Bondzie blocks a body shot from Payakaroon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie slowing the pace effectively.
Bondzie looking to throw knees to the head but Payakaroon is blocking nicely.
Payakaroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Payakaroon - that landed with a thud.
Payakaroon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bondzie backwards.
Bondzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Payakaroon avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payakaroon as Bondzie tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payakaroon as Bondzie tries to tie him up.
Bondzie can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Bondzie letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Bondzie is looking to control Payakaroon's arms but Payakaroon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bondzie has his back to the cage.
Bondzie is trying to stall.
Bondzie tries to land knees in the clinch but Payakaroon avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samart Payakaroon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick which misses Bondzie's front leg but catches the back leg as Bondzie tries to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Payakaroon checks a leg kick.
Bondzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payakaroon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bondzie wants to clinch up but Payakaroon keeps it at a distance.
Bondzie sets himself, and Payakaroon steps forward looking for the clinch! Bondzie avoids it this time.
Bondzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Payakaroon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payakaroon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bondzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands with a nice body kick.
Bondzie has Payakaroon up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bondzie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakaroon.
Bondzie stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Payakaroon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon stalling in the clinch.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bondzie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payakaroon is defending well for now.
Bondzie misses with a knee to the head.
Payakaroon lands a shot to the body.
Bondzie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Payakaroon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Bondzie.
Bondzie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payakaroon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bondzie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payakaroon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payakaroon controlling the action here for a moment.
Bondzie effectively controlling the action here.
Payakaroon lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payakaroon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bondzie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Payakaroon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payakaroon managing to block the knees to the body from Bondzie.
Bondzie lands an elbow inside that Payakaroon shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakaroon.
Payakaroon can't find room to land a body shot as Bondzie controls the action.
Payakaroon tries a body shot but Bondzie blocks it.
Bondzie tries to stall but Payakaroon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Payakaroon fails to land.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payakaroon as Bondzie tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakaroon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bondzie blocking some punches.
Payakaroon just leaning against Bondzie, taking a breather.
Bondzie blocking some punches.
Payakaroon tries a body shot but Bondzie blocks it.
Payakaroon takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Samart Payakaroon has been cut.
Payakaroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bondzie looking to throw knees to the head but Payakaroon is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payakaroon as Bondzie tries to tie him up.
Bondzie lands an elbow inside.
Bondzie blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payakaroon as Bondzie tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bondzie.
Bondzie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Payakaroon as the two fighters clinch.
Payakaroon pushes Bondzie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bondzie as Payakaroon tries to tie him up.
Bondzie is trying to stall.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Payakaroon fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payakaroon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bondzie being controlled against the cage.
Bondzie crunches a lovely knee into Payakaroon's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samart Payakaroon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Payakaroon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bondzie checks it well.
Alfonzo Bondzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Payakaroon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Payakaroon misses with a straight right.
Bondzie misses with a low kick.
Bondzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payakaroon.
Bondzie moves in looking to clinch but Payakaroon pushes him off.
Payakaroon throws a push kick but Bondzie slaps the foot to one side.
Payakaroon scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bondzie - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon misses with a hook. Bondzie ducked under it nicely.
Payakaroon checks a low kick from Bondzie.
Bondzie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bondzie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payakaroon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bondzie is looking to clinch.
Payakaroon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bondzie.
Bondzie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payakaroon throws a front kick aimed at Bondzie's knee but Bondzie avoids it well.
Payakaroon throws a low kick, looking for Bondzie's leg but Bondzie calmly moves out of range.
Payakaroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payakaroon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bondzie.
Bondzie 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.
Bondzie ducks under a wild hook from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands a two punch combo.
Bondzie throws a leg kick but Payakaroon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Payakaroon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bondzie tries to clinch there but Payakaroon circles away.
Bondzie avoids the head kick by Payakaroon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Payakaroon as he checks the leg kick.
Payakaroon swats away the attempt to clinch by Bondzie.
Bondzie is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Payakaroon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bondzie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bondzie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bondzie.
Payakaroon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bondzie is looking to slow Payakaroon down with leg kicks.
Bondzie throws a leg kick but Payakaroon checks it.
Payakaroon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Payakaroon checks a leg kick nicely.
Bondzie is looking to clinch but Payakaroon is avoiding it.
Payakaroon lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bondzie tries to land a front kick but Payakaroon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Payakaroon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bondzie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bondzie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payakaroon can pounce on him.
Payakaroon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Payakaroon misses with a low kick.
Payakaroon keeps the fight on the outside.
Bondzie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Payakaroon wants to counter with a clinch but Bondzie pushes him away.
Bondzie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Payakaroon loads up on a big right hand but Bondzie slips the punch.
Bondzie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payakaroon wants to counter with a clinch but Bondzie pushes him away.
Bondzie lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondzie throws a push kick but Payakaroon slaps the foot to one side.
Payakaroon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bondzie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Payakaroon looks to throw the jab but Bondzie is out of range.
Bondzie gets a clinch.
Payakaroon effectively controlling the action here.
Payakaroon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bondzie's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bondzie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon is trying to stall.
Alfonzo Bondzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payakaroon takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samart Payakaroon.
Well Payakaroon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
During a confident post fight interview, Samart Payakaroon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ksawery Supko (ranked 2500 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 312 p4p, 370 weight class). Supko comes to the cage accompanied by Mój Świat. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ksawery Supko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctore misses with a shot to the body
and Supko counters with a stiff right hand.
Supko misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Supko thinking.
Doctore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doctore throws a wild body kick that Supko sees coming a mile off.
Doctore moves into the clinch.
Doctore tries to land knees in the clinch but Supko avoids the damage to the body.
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supko 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.
Doctore throws a combination that misses
and Doctore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Supko moves away from the strike by Doctore .
Supko misses with an uppercut.
Doctore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doctore throws a lazy right hand but Supko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore misses with a lunging right hand
and Supko counters with a one-two to the body.
Doctore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doctore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Supko counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore misses with an uppercut. Supko saw that one coming.
Doctore slips a jab from Supko.
Doctore misses with a hook
and Supko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore throws a hook but Supko avoids it easily.
Doctore tries a head kick but it misses.
Supko misses with a right hand
letting Doctore counter with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doctore .
A slow jab from Supko misses its intended target.
Supko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doctore ! But no joy.
Supko throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Supko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doctore feints and then cracks Supko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Supko down.
Supko tried to score with a low kick but Doctore checks it.
Supko staying out of range there.
Supko throwing a counter right hand but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Doctore throws a shot from downtown. Supko moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Supko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doctore misses with an uppercut
enabling Supko to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doctore tries to clinch but Supko moves away
and Supko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Supko.
Doctore throws a right hand that misses
letting Supko counter with a right hand.
Doctore throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Supko.
A lazy left from Supko finds it's target.
Doctore throws a poor cross that misses
letting Supko counter with a right hand.
Supko tries to move into range but Doctore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Supko's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doctore . Supko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctore misses with a body shot
letting Supko counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Supko misses its intended target.
Supko slips under a jab.
Supko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doctore can pounce on him.
Supko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore clinches with his opponent.
Supko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doctore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Supko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doctore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supko is trying to push Doctore away but Doctore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doctore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doctore tries a body shot but Supko blocks it.
Doctore lands a left hand.
Supko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Supko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Supko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doctore punishes Supko's body with a nice straight punch.
Doctore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doctore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supko takes one to the chin there.
Doctore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doctore moves into the clinch.
Doctore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doctore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Supko blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doctore throws a punch but it's blocked by Supko.
Supko is looking to break free of the clinch but Doctore has double underhooks.
Supko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doctore lands a right hand.
Doctore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Supko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doctore throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore landing knees to the body.
Doctore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Supko's efforts to push away.
Supko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oenomaus Doctore will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice leg kick from Doctore , right into the meat of the thigh.
Doctore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Supko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doctore misses with a combination
and Supko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doctore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Supko blocks a head kick by Doctore .
Doctore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Supko throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
Doctore flicks out a counter leg kick but Supko steps away.
Doctore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Doctore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Supko lands the left hand.
Doctore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Supko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supko throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Doctore misses with a lunging right hand
and Supko counters with a nice uppercut.
Doctore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Supko.
Supko misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Doctore . That snapped Supko's head back.
Doctore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Supko manages to avoid it.
Supko throwing a counter right hand but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Ksawery Supko is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Doctore , right into the meat of the thigh.
Supko misses the jab.
Supko throws out a loose jab but Doctore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supko looks to land a right hand but Doctore moved out of range.
Supko misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Supko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Doctore tenderised Supko's leg. Supko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Supko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doctore .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supko looks to throw the jab but Doctore is out of range.
Doctore slips under a jab.
Doctore 's corner calls for a 1-2. Doctore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick by Supko misses
letting Doctore counter with a right hand.
Doctore misses with a right hand
and Supko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doctore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Supko doesn't seem bothered though.
Doctore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Doctore responds with a good body kick, but Supko manages to step out the way in time.
Supko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doctore instigates a clinch.
Doctore misses with some punches.
Supko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Supko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Supko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doctore connects with a solid leg kick.
Doctore instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Doctore .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore tries to throw a body punch but Supko avoids it by throwing Doctore back against the cage.
Supko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doctore scores with a shoulder strike.
Doctore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doctore .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Supko is trying to force a seperation but Doctore has the dominant position.
Doctore scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Doctore .
Supko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Doctore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
Doctore is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Doctore fails to land.
Supko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doctore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
Supko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Doctore .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doctore lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Nice body punch from Doctore - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Doctore scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doctore .
Doctore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doctore is working Supko over against the cage.
Doctore lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Doctore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Doctore .
A nice left hand lands by Doctore .
Supko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doctore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doctore throws a body kick that misses.
Supko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doctore .
Doctore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Supko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doctore throws a lazy right hand but Supko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doctore .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supko.
Supko is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oenomaus Doctore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Supko misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doctore tries to clinch there but Supko circles away.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Supko.
Doctore blocks a jab.
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Supko.
Doctore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Supko on the side of the head.
Supko looks to land a right hand but Doctore moved out of range.
Supko jabs Doctore right on the nose. Doctore blinks but takes it well.
Doctore rushes Supko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Doctore .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supko misses with some punches.
Doctore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Supko is trying to push Doctore away but Doctore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doctore using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doctore crunches a lovely knee into Supko's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore lands a knee to the head.
Doctore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Supko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doctore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doctore lands a shoulder strike.
Doctore missing with knees to the body.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Supko is trying to break the clinch but Doctore has him pressed against the cage.
Supko wants to break free but Doctore has control.
Doctore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supko.
Doctore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Supkos head.
Supko has had enough of the clinch but Doctore keeps him there for the moment.
Supko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doctore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Supko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doctore scores with a shot to the side of Supko's head.
Doctore slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore misses with a knee to the head.
Supko prevents a body shot from Doctore .
Doctore has Supko pushed against the cage.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Supko blocks a body shot from Doctore .
Doctore has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Supko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Doctore can turn it around.
Doctore lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doctore obliges.
Doctore tries to throw a body punch but Supko avoids it by throwing Doctore back against the cage.
Doctore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doctore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Doctore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doctore .
Doctore working Supko over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Doctore .
Doctore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
Doctore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doctore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doctore scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doctore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doctore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supko backwards.
Doctore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Doctore takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Supko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doctore swings wildly with an uppercut but Supko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supko wants to break free but Doctore has control.
Doctore landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Supko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Supko breaks from the clinch.
Doctore lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Supko misses with a double jab.
Doctore clinches up with Supko and pushes him back against the cage.
Supko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Doctore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Supko.
Supko is trying to push Doctore away but Doctore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Supko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doctore .
Supko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Supko breaks the clinch.
Supko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Supko throws a hook but Doctore avoids it easily.
Ksawery Supko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Supko misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oenomaus Doctore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doctore winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oenomaus Doctore !
After winning the bout, Oenomaus Doctore thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Bergman (ranked 24777 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Devon Graves (ranked 585 p4p, 231 weight class). Devon Graves 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Bergman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devon Graves!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergman is just out of range.
Bergman moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Bergman misses with a series of wild punches.
Bergman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves thows a body kick. Bergman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bergman slips a jab and a cross from Graves.
Bergman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergman looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Bergman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves's coach down at California Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves throws the left hand but Bergman avoids the punch easily.
Bergman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Graves is trying to defend but Bergman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Graves trying to hold on to Bergman's head to control him but Bergman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergman is trying to control. Graves wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bergman is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bergman to get the leverage.
Bergman seems to be working for a kimura but Graves defends the submission attempt.
Bergman seems to be looking for submissions.
Bergman wants to free his trapped foot but Graves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bergman is working for a kimura but Graves is defending it quite comfortably.
Bergman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graves is just riding it out for now. Bergman eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graves has managed to free his arm - good work.
Graves trying to control from the bottom.
Bergman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bergman is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to get back to his feet.
Graves desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bergman is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bergman seems to be looking for submissions.
Bergman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graves is just riding it out for now. Bergman eventually gives up the hold.
Bergman wants to work for an arm triangle but Graves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bergman wants to work for an arm triangle but Graves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bergman wants to pass to mount but Graves is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Bergman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Graves as Bergman shoots in.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Bergman is trying to break the clinch but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Bergman swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves thumps Bergman with a low kick.
Tobias Bergman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bergman looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Graves feints and then cracks Bergman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bergman down.
Graves connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Bergman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Graves staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves clinches.
Graves lands an uppercut.
A short right from Graves.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves prevents a body shot from Bergman.
Bergman misses with some punches.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Bergman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Graves tries to avoid it but Bergman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Graves to the ground. Graves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graves throws a big counter head kick but Bergman avoids it with no problem.
Bergman blocks a jab.
Bergman attempts a counter takedown but Graves avoids it well and moves away.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Bergman off balance momentarily.
Bergman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bergman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves throws a leg kick which misses Bergman's front leg but catches the back leg as Bergman tries to avoid it.
Graves 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.
Bergman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergman blocks a low kick nicely.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves throws a hook but Bergman avoids it easily.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Bergman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bergman lands a jab to Graves's midsection.
Bergman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bergman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bergman showed some decent athleticism there.
Bergman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graves is just riding it out for now. Bergman eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergman tries to pass to full mount but Graves defends it.
Bergman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Graves has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bergman is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Graves reverses the position - he's now on top in Bergman's guard.
Graves tries to stand but Bergman is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bergman looking for a triangle here. Graves is fighting it but it looks tight! Bergman pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Graves is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tobias Bergman!
Tobias Bergman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stephen McGarvey (ranked 2371 p4p, 2541 weight class) and Noah Gordon (ranked 284 p4p, 304 weight class). Noah Gordon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen McGarvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Gordon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by McGarvey misses
and Gordon counters with a nice double leg into side control. McGarvey won't be happy with that.
Gordon trying to control the action but McGarvey is working from the bottom.
Gordon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McGarvey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gordon.
Gordon misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McGarvey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gordon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gordon cracks McGarvey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarvey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McGarvey can't do much from the bottom here.
McGarvey is looking for a sweep.
Gordon is putting a hurting on McGarvey here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gordon working the ground and pound from side control.
McGarvey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gordon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
 McGarvey is rocked!
Gordon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh McGarvey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gordon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A big shot lands for Gordon! That's hurt McGarvey! Will he recover? Gordon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Gordon!
In defeat, Stephen McGarvey stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's not fair on me, i have a learning disability an all that, you know..'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Gooding (ranked 1249 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Caleb Jones (ranked 140 p4p, 120 weight class). Gooding comes to the cage accompanied by Everything is Right (ft. Devilish Trio) - Skeler. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cuba Gooding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooding works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gooding throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gooding clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Caleb Jones has been cut.
Jones moves away from the strike by Gooding.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gooding with a body shot.
Gooding misses with a straight right.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Gooding's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gooding blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Gooding blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Gooding controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gooding.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gooding struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Gooding blocks an uppercut.
Gooding tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gooding tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gooding.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Gooding throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gooding.
Gooding has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones cracks Gooding with a nice body shot.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gooding.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gooding working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Gooding avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gooding blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones working aggressively here.
Gooding breaks the clinch.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones walks into a jab.
Gooding missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gooding connects with the punch.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up but Gooding circles away and keeps his distance.
Gooding misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Gooding throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones tries to clinch but Gooding is having none of it.
Gooding was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gooding moves out of range of the body kick.
Gooding appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gooding will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Gooding circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooding has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
Gooding scores with a jab to the body.
Gooding uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gooding scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is looking to slow Gooding down with leg kicks.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cuba Gooding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gooding is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gooding misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cuba Gooding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caleb Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gooding displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Gooding is looking to counter punch.
Gooding misses with a looping left.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gooding.
Gooding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Gooding walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gooding manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones looks to clinch
and Gooding cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooding swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gooding counters with a straight right hand.
Gooding connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gooding throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gooding's hands.
 It looks like Cuba Gooding has been cut.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gooding is able to avoid easily.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gooding misses the jab.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gooding slips a jab from Jones.
Gooding throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones is looking to clinch but Gooding is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooding fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Gooding has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gooding there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gooding shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gooding checks a leg kick.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gooding.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gooding slips a straight right by Jones.
Cuba Gooding is winning the standup battle so far.
Gooding misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Gooding.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Gooding breaks the clinch.
Gooding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A shot to the body from Gooding misses
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gooding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Gooding fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gooding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws out a counter right but Gooding avoids it with no problem.
Gooding misses the shot to the body.
Gooding throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones clinches.
Jones tries to work over Gooding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Caleb Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Gooding controls his hands.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gooding backwards.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Gooding.
Jones working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gooding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gooding blocks a body shot from Jones.
Gooding lands an uppercut.
Gooding blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gooding's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Gooding uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gooding.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Gooding.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gooding backwards.
Gooding tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gooding.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gooding.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Gooding uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a body shot from Gooding.
Gooding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves to clinch but Gooding breaks away
and Gooding counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Jones misses
and Gooding counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gooding gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A short left from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Gooding blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooding throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gooding.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gooding's elbow.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Gooding lands a nice uppercut.
Gooding fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gooding working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones misses with some punches.
Gooding tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gooding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gooding throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Gooding's head but Gooding sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gooding is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones slips a straight right by Gooding.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Gooding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gooding throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Gooding counters with a two punch combo.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Gooding lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Caleb Jones.
I think Jones 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Caleb Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Francois LaFleur (ranked 958 p4p, 2774 weight class) and Boney Goat (ranked 117 p4p, 326 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think LaFleur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rebellion. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Francois LaFleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boney Goat!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFleur leaves Goat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goat throws a wild body kick that LaFleur sees coming a mile off.
Goat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around LaFleur's waist but LaFleur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goat off to one side.
A quick step to the side and LaFleur tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jean Francois LaFleur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boney Goat.
Goat misses with a shot to the body
and LaFleur counters with a crisp right hand that drops Goat! LaFleur lets Goat back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Boney Goat has been cut.
LaFleur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goat wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goat. LaFleur does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFleur drops Goat with a huge uppercut! Goat drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. LaFleur is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Francois LaFleur!
A very excited looking Jean Francois LaFleur 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 1209 p4p, 1184 weight class) and John Joe Smith (ranked 112 p4p, 110 weight class). Tolgot Tochukwu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Joe Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tochukwu moves away from the strike by Smith.
Tochukwu missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tochukwu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tochukwu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Tochukwu.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Tochukwu counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Tochukwu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tochukwu gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu lands a right hand.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tochukwu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tochukwu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Tochukwu.
Tochukwu lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Tochukwu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Tochukwu.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Tochukwu throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Tochukwu closes the distance and clinches.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tochukwus head.
Tochukwu lands with a short shot to the head.
Tochukwu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Tochukwu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tolgot Tochukwu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith punishes Tochukwu's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith slips a jab from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tochukwu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tochukwu slips a jab from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Tochukwu is out of range.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tochukwu moves away.
A lazy left from Tochukwu finds it's target.
Smith misses with a hook. Tochukwu ducked under it nicely.
Tochukwu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Tochukwu's head.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Tochukwu counters with a nice uppercut.
Tochukwu misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Tochukwu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tochukwu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tochukwu tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Tochukwu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tochukwu misses with a jab to the body
and Tochukwu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John Joe Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tochukwu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith digs a right hand into Tochukwu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tochukwu's gas tank.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Tochukwu pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith blocking some punches.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tochukwu checks a leg kick.
It looked like Tochukwu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Tochukwu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Tochukwu ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Tochukwu has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tochukwu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Tochukwu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Tochukwu moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Tochukwu misses.
Smith scores with a jab. Tochukwu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tochukwu checks a low kick from Smith.
Tochukwu throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Tochukwu avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith feints and then cracks Tochukwu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tochukwu down.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Tochukwu's shoulder, as Tochukwu tries to avoid the shot.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tochukwu moves away.
Tochukwu missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Joe Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tochukwu is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tochukwu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Tochukwu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Tochukwu misses.
Tochukwu blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tochukwu thinking.
Tochukwu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Tochukwu moves his leg out of the way.
Tochukwu throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tochukwu misses the body punch
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Tochukwu ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tochukwu at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tochukwu. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tochukwu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tochukwu is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith lands the left hand.
Tochukwu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith throws a hook but Tochukwu avoids it easily.
Tochukwu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tochukwu at a distance.
John Joe Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tochukwu lands a body shot.
Tochukwu ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
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!
Tochukwu misses with a straight right.
Smith throws out a counter right but Tochukwu avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tochukwu at a distance.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tochukwu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tochukwu wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Tochukwu misses its intended target.
Tochukwu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tochukwu. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tochukwu tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Tochukwu clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tochukwu.
Tochukwu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Tochukwu is just out of range.
It looked like Tochukwu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu moves into the clinch.
Tochukwu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Tochukwu.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tochukwu blocks an uppercut.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a leg kick but Tochukwu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tochukwu throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tochukwu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tochukwu has time to react.
Smith catches Tochukwu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tochukwu misses with a body shot.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith looks to land a combination but Tochukwu avoids it well.
Tochukwu is looking to clinch.
Tochukwu is looking to clinch.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Tochukwu moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tochukwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tochukwu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tochukwu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith throws a leg kick but Tochukwu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tochukwu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Joe Smith 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!
A jab from Tochukwu misses.
Smith looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
John Joe Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Tochukwu saw it coming and moves away.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Tochukwu is out of range.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Tochukwu as he connects with a hook.
Tochukwu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tochukwu cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tochukwu staying out of range there.
Tochukwu doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a low kick but Tochukwu moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tochukwu's head.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tochukwu misses with a straight right.
Tochukwu slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tochukwu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tochukwu tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a hook.
Tochukwu throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Tochukwu blocks a jab.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Tochukwu.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tochukwu throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Tochukwu tries to clinch up.
Smith connects with a right hand. Tochukwu shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith takes a swing at Tochukwu's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Tochukwu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tochukwu misses the shot to the body.
Tochukwu misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Tochukwu moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Smith misses.
Tochukwu connects with the punch.
Tochukwu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tochukwu misses.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Tochukwu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Tochukwu saw that one coming.
Tochukwu is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Tochukwu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
A counter left hand to the body from Tochukwu misses its target.
Tochukwu has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith pushes Tochukwu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tochukwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tochukwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tochukwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tochukwu misses with the head strike.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Tochukwu drops back down to his feet.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Tochukwu drops back down to his feet.
Smith works on Tochukwu's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Tolgot Tochukwu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tochukwu takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Tochukwu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Joe Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Joe Smith!
After winning the bout, John Joe Smith thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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