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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Hedley (ranked 1867 p4p, 1859 weight class) and Sergeant Dick (ranked 124 p4p, 123 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Hedley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergeant Dick!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hedley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hedley misses with an uppercut
and Dick counters with a left and a right that stings Hedley.
Hedley thows a leg kick but Dick checks it
and Dick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hedley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dick momentarily.
Hedley misses with a leg kick
and Dick counters with a stiff right hand.
Hedley misses with a leg kick
and Dick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dick takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hedley misses with a looping right.
Dick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Hedley. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedley misses with a lunging right hand
and Dick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Dick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hedley lands with a nice body kick.
Hedley throws a poor cross that misses
and Dick counters with a straight right hand.
Hedley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hedley thumps Dick with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dick misses with a wild body shot.
Hedley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hedley throws a leg kick but Dick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hedley throws a lazy uppercut
and Dick counters with a nice uppercut.
Hedley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dick is able to avoid easily.
Hedley is looking to slow Dick down with leg kicks.
Hedley misses with an uppercut
and Dick counters with a huge head kick that drops Hedley! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergeant Dick!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bum Phillips (ranked 3277 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 369 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bum Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been hearing reports that Phillips has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Liu jabs Phillips right on the nose. Phillips blinks but takes it well.
Phillips dives in and grabs Liu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liu pushes down on Phillips's head and hops out.
Liu pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Phillips back to the cage. Liu follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
Phillips tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Liu thumps Phillips with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Phillips.
Liu thumps Phillips with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Liu.
Phillips gets a double leg takedown into Liu's guard.
Phillips trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Phillips won't allow Liu to get back to his feet.
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liu is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu wants to stand but Phillips is controlling the position.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Liu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liu is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Liu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Liu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Phillips had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liu defends it easily.
Phillips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Phillips has his foot on Liu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liu works his way back into a safe position though.
Liu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Phillips bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liu's guard.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Liu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips prevents Liu from getting back to his feet.
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.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Phillips blocks a head kick by Liu.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phillips on the side of the head.
Phillips shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liu pinned against the cage. Liu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Liu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Liu scores with a push kick.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liu thuds his right hand into Phillips's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liu scores with a jab. Phillips acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phillips has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liu.
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Phillips.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Liu keeps Phillips at a distance using the push kick.
Phillips shoots for a double leg takedown but Liu sprawls well. He's pushed Phillips's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phillips shoots in for a double leg but Liu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bum Phillips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liu - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phillips. Phillips circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phillips was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phillips gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Liu.
Good standup being displayed there by Liu as he connects with a hook.
Liu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phillips throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phillips throws out the jab.
Liu cracks Phillips with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liu works the jab nicely.
Phillips takes one to the side of the head.
Liu works the jab nicely.
 Phillips is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu throws a body punch but Phillips moves out of range.
It looked like Phillips wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phillips.
Liu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liu cracks Phillips with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu with a nice cross.
Liu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters circling a little - Liu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liu throws out a powerful jab.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phillips walks into a left hand.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Phillips feints and as Liu raises his hands in defense, Phillips changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Liu keeping full guard, as Phillips tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is working hard here to advance position.
Phillips passes Liu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Liu is refusing to be controlled, as Phillips sits in half guard.
Liu manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Liu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phillips takes a kick to the side of the head.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phillips takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Liu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phillips's head.
Phillips takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liu connects with a crisp jab.
Liu lands with a right hand.
Liu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liu misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Liu. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Phillips looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut there from Liu.
Phillips throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liu's waist but Liu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Phillips off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Phillips takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phillips walks into a jab.
Liu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Phillips down.
Liu throws a head kick that Phillips semi-blocks.
Oh Phillips is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phillips at a distance.
A jab lands there for Liu.
Liu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Phillips tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Liu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liu scores with a nice head shot.
Liu drops Phillips with a naaaaasty hook - Phillips is in real trouble here! Liu dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jun Liu!
Jun Liu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Nye (ranked 2997 p4p, 2343 weight class) and WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds (ranked 342 p4p, 278 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hobert Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nye darts in and clinches TheNoseBleeds up against the cage.
Nye throws an elbow but it misses.
Nye pulls TheNoseBleeds into guard.
TheNoseBleeds advances position into side control!
Nye is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on TheNoseBleeds's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nye avoiding damage under a succession of punches from TheNoseBleeds.
TheNoseBleeds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nye defending well though.
TheNoseBleeds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nye's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheNoseBleeds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
TheNoseBleeds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nye keeps working.
TheNoseBleeds is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds is just content to waste time from the top position. Nye takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TheNoseBleeds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
TheNoseBleeds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as TheNoseBleeds controls the pace.
TheNoseBleeds scoring with some ground and pound.
TheNoseBleeds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as TheNoseBleeds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Nye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nye wants to stand but TheNoseBleeds is controlling the position.
TheNoseBleeds landing some decent shots from guard.
TheNoseBleeds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
TheNoseBleeds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TheNoseBleeds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
TheNoseBleeds landing some decent shots from guard.
TheNoseBleeds trying to control the position from guard on top but Nye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
TheNoseBleeds with a nice head shot there.
Nye is rocked!
TheNoseBleeds is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Nye is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
TheNoseBleeds gets to his feet and stands over Nye, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Nye felt that one! TheNoseBleeds unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Nye from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds!
Our winner, WatchingFrom TheNoseBleeds, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 1528 p4p, 1502 weight class) and Livver Sardino (ranked 194 p4p, 190 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sardino's choice of entrance music: Tom MacDonald - "People r stupid, PRIMAL clothing isn't"". There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Livver Sardino!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray misses with a lunging right hand
and Sardino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sardino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Sardino.
Sardino lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Murray .
 It looks like Livver Sardino has been cut.
Murray misses with the combination.
Sardino throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sardino. Murray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Murray throws a sloppy body shot
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murray lands with a nice body punch.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Sardino's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Sardino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sardino!
Sardino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sardino digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sardino just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sardino counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Sardino.
Murray throws a sloppy head kick and Sardino moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sardino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sardino looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Sardino counter with a right hand.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Sardino misses
and Murray counters with a low kick, right behind Sardino 's knee.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sardino.
Sardino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray .
Sardino 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.
Sardino misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sardino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Murray - the referee stops the clock and Sardino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Murray . Sardino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sardino's head backwards.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Livver Sardino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Livver Sardino's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sardino scores with a jab to the body.
Sardino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sardino throws out a loose jab but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Sardino follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Murray .
Sardino throws a body punch but Murray moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Murray misses the target.
Sardino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sardino slips a jab and a cross from Murray .
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sardino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Murray
and Sardino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
Murray tries to land a front kick but Sardino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sardino throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sardino ducks right into an uppercut from Murray .
Sardino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murray lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Murray paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 Sardino is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murray . Sardino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sardino is still on wobbly legs! Can Murray finish him?
Murray throws the kick towards the body but Sardino avoids it.
Sardino seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sardino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee Murray is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray throws a leg kick
letting Sardino counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sardino scores with a jab to the body.
Murray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sardino loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Sardino throws a hook but Murray avoids it easily.
Murray cracks Sardino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sardino works Murray 's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sardino throws an overhand right that lands on Murray 's shoulder, as Murray tries to avoid the shot.
Murray went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A shot to the body from Sardino misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sardino.
Sardino takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Murray jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sardino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Murray swats away the attempt to clinch by Sardino.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Livver Sardino will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Livver Sardino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sardino misses with an uppercut
and Murray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sardino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sardino.
Sardino swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Murray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Sardino on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sardino blocks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sardino misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray , as that shot connected.
Sardino lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've been informed that Sardino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Murray throws a jab when Sardino was well out of range.
Sardino throws out a counter right but Murray avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sardino throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A lazy left from Sardino finds it's target.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sardino was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sardino.
Sardino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sardino if he has to take too many more of those.
Lee Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sardino.
Murray scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sardino misses with a body shot
and Murray finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Murray throws a hook to the side of Sardino's head but Sardino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sardino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sardino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murray .
Sardino swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Murray thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sardino misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Sardino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sardino misses the body punch
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray throws a leg kick
enabling Sardino to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray slips a jab from Sardino.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sardino is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murray lands a left and a right that send Sardino crashing to the mat, dazed. Murray thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That has opened up Livver Sardino's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sardino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murray is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Sardino like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Sardino from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Murray !
In defeat, Livver Sardino stepped up to the mic, saying 'You humans get lucky sometimes. I am impressed by this one.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 1673 p4p, 2675 weight class) and Rounin Hashima (ranked 131 p4p, 187 weight class). Bandolero comes to the cage accompanied by Bandolero. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28
138
11 - 17 - 0 |
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35
135
22 - 25 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Giacomo Bandolero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Rounin Hashima!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hashima lands a jab to the nose.
Bandolero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bandolero staying out of range there.
Hashima gets caught napping as Bandolero dives in and scores a takedown. Hashima manages to retain guard.
Hashima pulls Bandolero in close to prevent any damage.
Bandolero is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hashima holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Hashima has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bandolero throwing strikes but missing.
Bandolero won't allow Hashima to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashima can't keep his opponent in guard - Bandolero advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hashima preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bandolero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hashima is just riding it out for now. Bandolero eventually gives up the hold.
Hashima trying to control here.
Hashima holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bandolero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bandolero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hashima works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hashima wants to sweep here but Bandolero controlling him for the moment.
Hashima looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hashima preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hashima is pulling down on Bandolero's head. It's preventing any offense from Bandolero, at least for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hashima keeping moving, preventing Bandolero from controlling successfully.
Bandolero wanted to stand there but Hashima had control of the position.
Bandolero with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hashima pulls Bandolero in to control the position.
Bandolero stands and throws Hashima's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero trying to control the action but Hashima is working from the bottom.
Bandolero lands some shots froms side control.
Hashima struggling a bit here.
Hashima is looking for a sweep.
Bandolero working away.
Hashima is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bandolero is staying active.
Bandolero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hashima isn't going anywhere.
Bandolero misses with the ground and pound.
Hashima struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bandolero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hashima is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hashima tries to buck Bandolero off but Bandolero is having none of it.
Bandolero lands an elbow.
Bandolero 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.
Hashima manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bandolero is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hashima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bandolero.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bandolero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hashima sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giacomo Bandolero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Bandolero does it's job there.
Bandolero avoids the head kick by Hashima.
Bandolero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice straight punches there by Hashima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hashima.
Bandolero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hashima.
Bandolero shoots in looking for a takedown. Hashima tries to sprawl out of it but Bandolero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hashima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice sprawl there from Hashima as Bandolero shoots in.
Hashima slaps away a takedown attempt from Bandolero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giacomo Bandolero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hashima lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandolero shoots in for a takedown but Hashima shows good takedown defense.
Hashima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bandolero shoots in for a takedown but Hashima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bandolero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hashima keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hashima is looking for a sweep. Bandolero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hashima controlling the position for now.
Hashima's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hashima moves into full guard.
Hashima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandolero drops back looking for a leg! Hashima is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hashima manages to kick Bandolero off! Bandolero jumps back into Hashima's guard.
Bandolero postures up in Hashima's guard and throws a big left but Hashima blocks it.
Bandolero is fighting to break Hashima's control of his arms but Hashima is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bandolero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hashima can do to turn this around?
Bandolero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bandolero passes Hashima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bandolero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hashima felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hashima controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hashima tries to roll over but Bandolero keeps him under control.
Bandolero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hashima controlling the position well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bandolero passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hashima controls the position.
Bandolero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bandolero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hashima wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hashima is trapped and Bandolero is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bandolero patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Bandolero tightening his grip on Hashima, looking for the choke.
Bandolero looking for the RNC.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giacomo Bandolero dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Hashima.
Bandolero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hashima throws a low kick but Bandolero avoids it.
Bandolero dives in for a single leg takedown but Hashima sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hashima.
Bandolero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bandolero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bandolero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hashima misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hashima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hashima lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hashima fails to land.
Bandolero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bandolero blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Hashima fails to land.
Bandolero blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hashima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hashima lands a right hand.
Hashima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bandolero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bandolero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hashima.
Bandolero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giacomo Bandolero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandolero shoots in looking for a takedown. Hashima tries to sprawl out of it but Bandolero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hashima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hashima tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandolero is wise to it.
Bandolero ducks right into an uppercut from Hashima.
Hashima lands a big head kick that sends Bandolero to the canvas! Hashima follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rounin Hashima!
A less than humble Rounin Hashima misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 1390 p4p, 1540 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 116 p4p, 128 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Prince might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. Wright has chosen Come out to play as his entrance music. Nasir Prince had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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33
145
20 - 15 - 1 |
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36
130
21 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Prince lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Prince there.
A good leg kick by Prince.
Wright slips under a jab.
Wright with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prince to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright 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.
Prince jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
Wright misses with a hook.
Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
A nice side step and Wright releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Prince, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright . Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Prince throws a right hand that misses
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Prince's defenses.
Prince thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prince doesn't seem bothered though.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Prince throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince throws a leg kick
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Prince.
Both fighters circling a little - Wright finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Wright throws a head kick but Prince moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Prince tests Wright 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prince misses with a wild body shot.
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Prince.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prince darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Prince.
Wright is looking for the big counter here.
Prince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright is trying to counter with his kicks.
Prince moves out of range of the body kick from Wright .
Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Prince counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Prince.
Prince misses with a hook.
Prince throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince is looking to score with low kicks.
Prince drops his hands momentarily and Wright takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Prince.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the liver by Prince. Beautiful body shot.
Prince wants to slow Wright down by chopping away at his legs.
Prince lands with an overhand left.
Prince thuds a left hand into Wright 's body.
Wright digs a good body shot into Prince's ribs.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Prince slams his shin into Wright 's torso.
Prince throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright avoids the body shot from Prince.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Wright .
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prince.
Wright avoids the body shot from Prince.
A nice inside leg kick there by Prince. That's going to slow Wright down.
Prince takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Prince misses.
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prince rather than just go for the knockout.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Prince swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Wright as he checks the leg kick.
Prince keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Prince is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright scores with a nice body kick.
Wright throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
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 Nasir Prince will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prince throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Prince swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prince takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prince throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prince throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Nasir Prince is winning the standup battle so far.
Prince misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Wright .
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Prince cracks Wright with a good jab.
Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prince pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince misses with a hook. Wright ducked under it nicely.
Wright misses with a body shot
and Prince counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Prince misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prince connects with a leg kick.
Prince moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prince misses with a hook to the body
and Wright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prince scores with a jab to the head.
Prince tries to keep at a distance but Wright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Wright .
Stalling in the clinch from Prince.
Wright tries a body shot but Prince blocks it.
Wright lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prince wants to get back to striking at distance but Wright won't allow it.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
Prince is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Wright .
Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prince.
Prince throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Wright lands a head kick. Prince smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prince lands with a nice body punch.
Prince with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince digs a good hook to Wright 's body.
Wright lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prince circles away quickly and effectively.
Prince closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince is looking to slow Wright down with leg kicks.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Prince defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Prince attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Prince lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Prince motions for Wright to come forward. Prince throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Prince.
Prince throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Wright .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Wright rushes Prince and presses him up against the cage.
Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Prince controls the action.
Wright 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Prince is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
Prince is trying to break the clinch but Wright is controlling him.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prince has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prince breaks the clinch.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prince paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Prince is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Prince throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Prince looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prince with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cleon Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Prince steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright .
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prince.
Wright slips a jab from Prince.
Prince throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright .
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Prince with a body shot.
Prince misses the shot to the body.
Wright misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Prince.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright checks a leg kick.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Prince jabs at Wright 's body.
Wright blocks the body kick.
Prince scores with a sloppy right hand. Wright should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prince. Prince obviously looking to wear him down.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Prince ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Good exchange - Prince coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Wright throws a front kick that sends Prince stumbling back into the cage.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Prince throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prince lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Wright .
Wright thows a body kick. Prince tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Prince. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prince.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Prince's head but Prince sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Wright .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince lands with an uppercut that bounces Wright off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wright . Beautiful body shot.
Prince throws a big shot that misses.
Prince avoids the head kick by Wright .
Prince with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Prince throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Wright throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
It looked like Prince wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prince misses with a hook.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Prince darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Prince connects with an inside leg kick.
Prince's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prince scrambles back to his feet.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright misses with a shot to the body
and Prince counters with a two punch combo.
Prince throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Prince misses.
Prince misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves into the clinch.
Prince breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Prince's head.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Prince tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Prince back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Prince is rocked!
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Prince is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prince moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Wright scores with the left hand. Prince knows he should have avoided that one.
Prince sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wright misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Prince seems to have got his legs back now.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Prince.
Prince misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cleon Wright .
I think Wright 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright !
An out of breath Cleon Wright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cam Cartwright (ranked 1189 p4p, 1086 weight class) and Puna Soriano (ranked 157 p4p, 142 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Karma Chameleon. Soriano has chosen Highwayman- The Highwaymen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Puna Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cartwright gets a takedown into half guard.
Soriano wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cartwright looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soriano trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is pressing down on Soriano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Soriano is holding on for now.
Cartwright is trying to control the action in half guard but Soriano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano tries to roll over but Cartwright keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cartwright is thwarting Soriano's attempts to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Soriano misses its intended target.
Cartwright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Soriano.
Soriano 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.
Cartwright clinches.
Cartwright holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soriano misses with the head strike.
Soriano working aggressively here.
Soriano stalling.
Cartwright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soriano taking a breather.
Cartwright drags the fight down to the ground.
Soriano looking to sit in guard and control but Cartwright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Soriano pulls Cartwright in close to prevent any damage.
Soriano trying to keep a closed guard but Cartwright is proving a slippery customer.
Soriano has a closed guard, preventing Cartwright from standing up.
Soriano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cartwright controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cartwright postures up.
Soriano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cartwright is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soriano being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soriano connects with a right hand. Cartwright shakes it off.
Cartwright moves out of range of the body kick from Soriano.
Cartwright attempts a counter takedown but Soriano avoids it well and moves away.
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 Cam Cartwright will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartwright.
Cartwright feinted with a counter takedown.
Soriano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cartwright attempts a counter takedown but Soriano avoids it well and moves away.
Soriano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soriano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cartwright appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Soriano.
Soriano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cartwright.
Soriano throws a hook but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright avoids the head kick by Soriano.
Cartwright attempts a counter takedown but Soriano avoids it well and moves away.
Soriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Soriano scores with a hook.
Soriano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soriano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright staying out of range there.
Cartwright changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Soriano jabs at Cartwright's body.
Cartwright has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Cartwright misses.
Nice shot by Soriano.
Cartwright's corner calls for a 1-2. Cartwright obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Puna Soriano has been cut.
Soriano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cartwright scores with the left hand. Soriano knows he should have avoided that one.
Soriano throws a body shot but no joy.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Soriano is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright misses with a hook
enabling Soriano to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soriano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soriano throws a leg kick which misses Cartwright's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartwright tries to avoid it.
Puna Soriano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soriano throws a right and a left that Cartwright avoids nicely.
Soriano looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soriano jabs at Cartwright's body.
Cartwright slips a straight right by Soriano.
Cartwright tries to counter with a takedown but Soriano is quick to defend against it.
A slow jab from Cartwright misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Soriano.
Cartwright changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cartwright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Puna Soriano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Soriano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Soriano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cartwright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soriano cracks Cartwright with an open hand slap.
Cartwright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Cartwright misses.
Soriano throws out a loose jab but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Soriano lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Cartwright dodges the punch combination from Soriano.
Soriano throws a body shot but no joy.
Soriano throws a chopping leg kick but Cartwright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soriano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cartwright misses with a hook.
Soriano misses with a straight right.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a series of punches but Soriano moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Puna Soriano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Puna Soriano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Soriano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soriano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soriano counters with a straight right hand.
Cartwright gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Soriano moves out of range of the strikes.
Cartwright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartwright.
Sloppy strikes from Soriano. Those never looked like landing.
Cartwright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano misses the body punch
and Cartwright counters with a takedown into side control.
Soriano tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Soriano is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Cartwright off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Good control from Cartwright.
Soriano trying to control the hands but Cartwright breaks the grip.
Soriano tries to escape but Cartwright has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano trying to control the action but Cartwright just sinks the hooks in.
Cartwright tries to keep control of the position but Soriano is staying busy.
Soriano breaks Cartwright's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soriano content to stall in guard here.
Cartwright is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soriano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright being controlled here, momentarily.
Soriano wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Soriano controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soriano trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Soriano misses.
Soriano throws a body kick that misses.
Cartwright appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Soriano does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Puna Soriano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soriano 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Puna Soriano!
Puna Soriano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djordje Stankovic (ranked 1287 p4p, 1563 weight class) and Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 165 p4p, 193 weight class). Stankovic's entrance music is Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - rockstar. A fine choice. Malcolm Farquharson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Djordje Stankovic's chin.
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djordje Stankovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stankovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Farquharson is just out of range.
Stankovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stankovic cracks Farquharson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Farquharson lands a nice hook to Stankovic's body. Stankovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stankovic misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Stankovic misses the target.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Stankovic's head coaches at Banzai Combat Academy LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stankovic lands a nice shot that snaps Farquharson's head back.
Stankovic swings widly with a right hand
and Farquharson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Farquharson slips a nice elbow through Stankovic's hands, connecting with Stankovic's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farquharson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Farquharson is thwarting Stankovic's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stankovic defending well though.
Farquharson throws a strike but Stankovic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stankovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Farquharson is controlling him.
Farquharson postures up in Stankovic's guard and throws a big left but Stankovic blocks it.
Farquharson content to stall in guard here.
Farquharson connects with a couple of short punches.
Stankovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Farquharson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Farquharson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Stankovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson takes a swing at Stankovic's ribcage but misses.
Stankovic takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
Farquharson throws out a counter right but Stankovic avoids it with no problem.
Farquharson staying out of range there.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farquharson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stankovic lands the left hand.
Stankovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farquharson.
Djordje Stankovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farquharson swings for the body but Stankovic moves out of range.
Stankovic lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Malcolm Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stankovic.
No joy there for Stankovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farquharson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Farquharson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stankovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Stankovic misses the target.
Farquharson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stankovic just misses with a punch to the body.
And Farquharson tries to counter it with a takedown but Stankovic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Farquharson throws an overhand right that lands on Stankovic's shoulder, as Stankovic tries to avoid the shot.
Stankovic scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Stankovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farquharson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stankovic lands with an overhand left.
Stankovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farquharson.
A little feinted left hand from Stankovic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stankovic with a jab.
Stankovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Farquharson does it's job there.
Stankovic looks to land a combination but Farquharson avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Djordje Stankovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Farquharson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Farquharson shoots in for a takedown but Stankovic shows good takedown defense.
Farquharson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stankovic throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Stankovic misses with a right hand
and Farquharson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stankovic thinking.
Stankovic misses with a double jab
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
Stankovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farquharson ducks under a wild hook from Stankovic.
Farquharson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic throws a hook but Farquharson avoids it easily.
Stankovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.
Stankovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farquharson can do to turn this around?
Farquharson cracks Stankovic with a hook to the temple - Stankovic is on wobbly legs here! Farquharson swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stankovic falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Farquharson wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Malcolm Farquharson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Thompson (ranked 336 p4p, 958 weight class) and Egor Kuznecov (ranked 29 p4p, 63 weight class). Ricky Thompson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egor Kuznecov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznecov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thompson.
A big left from Kuznecov misses.
Thompson slips a straight right by Kuznecov.
Thompson cracks Kuznecov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson slips under a jab from Kuznecov.
Nice jab there from Kuznecov.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kuznecov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched 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!
Kuznecov scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Kuznecov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuznecov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznecov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuznecov prevents a body shot from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznecov can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Kuznecov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznecov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznecov tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson is stalling here.
Kuznecov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson wants to take the fight to the mat but Kuznecov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kuznecov blocks it.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kuznecov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznecov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznecov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuznecov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznecov prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov leaning against his opponent.
Kuznecov digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznecov controls his hands.
Kuznecov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Kuznecov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Kuznecov stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuznecov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kuznecov as the two fighters clinch.
Kuznecov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuznecov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kuznecov.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov is struggling to control the position.
Kuznecov continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kuznecov lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznecov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Kuznecov prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Egor Kuznecov.
Kuznecov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thompson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kuznecov clinches with his opponent.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuznecov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Kuznecov tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznecov tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Kuznecov misses with some punches.
Kuznecov blocks a body shot from Thompson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznecov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznecov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Kuznecov closes the distance and clinches.
Kuznecov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznecov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Thompson wants to stall.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson is working for takedown but Kuznecov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Egor Kuznecov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuznecov backwards.
Kuznecov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznecov.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body.
Kuznecov lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Kuznecov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
Thompson seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kuznecov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kuznecov tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuznecov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznecov's elbow.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
The referee calls for Kuznecov to work.
Thompson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuznecov is defending well.
A short right from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Kuznecov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuznecov tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson tries to work over Kuznecov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Kuznecov is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuznecov has his back to the cage.
Kuznecov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kuznecov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznecov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznecov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuznecov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Kuznecov misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznecov is working Thompson over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuznecov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznecov backwards.
Kuznecov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kuznecov works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuznecov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Kuznecov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson tries to stall but Kuznecov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Kuznecov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
A short right from Kuznecov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuznecov.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznecov blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuznecov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuznecov.
Kuznecov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuznecov scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuznecov.
Kuznecov stalling.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Kuznecov has Thompson pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Egor Kuznecov 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!
Thompson takes a swing at Kuznecov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznecov darts in and clinches Thompson up against the cage.
Kuznecov is pushing Thompson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thompson wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuznecov stalling in the clinch.
Kuznecov just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Egor Kuznecov.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuznecov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
A counter left hand to the body from Thompson misses its target.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Ricky Thompson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuznecov's guard.
Kuznecov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuznecov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kuznecov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznecov won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Thompson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kuznecov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuznecov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuznecov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thompson is proving hard to escape from.
Kuznecov is pushing down on Thompson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thompson is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuznecov has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznecov winds up and cracks Thompson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kuznecov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thompson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kuznecov passes to side control.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Kuznecov keeps moving and retains side control.
Egor Kuznecov has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov scores with punches from side control.
Kuznecov is chipping away with strikes.
Thompson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kuznecov connects with a decent elbow.
Kuznecov is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson stops Kuznecov from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznecov controls the position.
Thompson is not content to let Kuznecov control the position.
Thompson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kuznecov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thompson taking a bit of punishment here - Kuznecov scoring with strikes.
Kuznecov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thompson some visible discomfort.
Kuznecov trying to control the position but Thompson is working away.
Kuznecov working the head with strikes.
Thompson is looking to reverse the position.
Thompson sneaks back into half guard.
Kuznecov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznecov lands strikes from half guard.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuznecov scores with a big shot! Thompson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Thompson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
Egor Kuznecov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 267 p4p, 971 weight class) and Mabuz Bacia (ranked 32 p4p, 123 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mabuz Bacia!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bacia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bacia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Mabuz Bacia has been cut.
A low kick from Bacia misses
and Obama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Bacia.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bacia looks winded!
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama misses with a body punch.
Obama lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Bacia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bacia's elbow.
Bacia prevents a body shot from Obama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Bacia controls his hands.
Obama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bacia blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama has Bacia pressed against the cage, preventing Bacia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bacia tries to break free but Obama pushes him back against the cage.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bacia's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obama.
Obama digs a right hand into Bacia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bacia's gas tank.
Bacia blocks a body shot from Obama.
Bacia is trying to push Obama away but Obama has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Obama 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.
Obama lands with a left to the head.
Obama tries to work over Bacia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacia prevents a body shot from Obama.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bacia.
Obama throws a head punch that misses.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama misses with some punches.
Obama misses with some punches.
Bacia is looking to break free of the clinch but Obama has double underhooks.
Obama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bacia's elbow.
Bacia tries to break free but Obama pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Obama.
Obama can't find room to land a body shot as Bacia controls the action.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bacia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obama lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacia backwards.
Bacia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bacia misses with a hook. Obama ducked under it nicely.
Bacia throws a head kick but Obama moves out of range.
Obama jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Obama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obama.
Obama moves into the clinch.
Bacia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obama lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Obama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bacia momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Obama misses.
Bacia scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obama moves forwards but Bacia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bacia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
An attempted straight right counter from Obama misses the target.
Bacia misses with a left hand
and Obama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bacia thinking.
A swing and a miss from Obama.
A nice side step and Bacia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab, jab by Obama - just one landing.
That has opened up Mabuz Bacia's cut even more.
Obama drives through and clinches with Bacia against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mabuz Bacia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bacia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obama.
Bacia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bacia jabs Obama right on the nose. Obama blinks but takes it well.
Obama rushes Bacia and presses him up against the cage.
Tom Obama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bacia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bacia is trying to force a seperation but Obama has the dominant position.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Obama fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama tries a body shot but Bacia blocks it.
Bacia blocks a body shot from Obama.
Bacia has had enough of the clinch but Obama keeps him there for the moment.
Bacia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obama throws a lazy right hand but Bacia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bacia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bacia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Obama wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Obama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bacia! But no joy.
A jab from Obama does it's job there.
Bacia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bacia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Obama.
Obama wants to clinch
and Bacia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a left hand
and Bacia counters with a three punch combo that has Obama backing up. Obama nods at Bacia to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bacia throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bacia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bacia gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Obama gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Obama!
Tom Obama retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tom Obama 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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