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UCF 49: Fantastico v Mfer PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Light Weight Jones (ranked 2230 p4p, 3341 weight class) and Ernest Chabot (ranked 232 p4p, 329 weight class). Ernest Chabot has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Light Weight Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Weight Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernest Chabot!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chabot tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Chabot is quick to defend against it.
Chabot shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Light Weight Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Chabot.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones scores with a takedown into Chabot's guard.
Chabot keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chabot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones wants to control from the top but Chabot keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Chabot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chabot engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chabot is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jones.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chabot tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
Jones is trying to control Chabot's posture but Chabot avoids it.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones prevents Chabot from improving position.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Chabot controlling the position.
Chabot gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Chabot tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
My spies in Copes inform me that Chabot has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Chabot seems content to control.
Chabot wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chabot takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Chabot might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chabot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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 Light Weight Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chabot shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chabot can't fight it off and eventually Jones manages to take the fight to the floor. Chabot looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Chabot keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chabot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Chabot has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Chabot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones wants to control from the top but Chabot keeps moving.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chabot fails to land the takedown.
Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chabot's guard.
Chabot keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Chabot is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Chabot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chabot controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chabot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones working for a triangle but Chabot defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones keeping full guard, as Chabot tries to pass.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones controls Chabot momentarily but Chabot frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Chabot defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Light Weight Jones dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Chabot on that attempt.
Ernest Chabot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones throws a strike but Chabot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chabot can do to turn this around?
Chabot slips nicely into half guard.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chabot is working away from the top position though.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Chabot tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabot controlling the action here.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Chabot is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones wants to control but Chabot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Light Weight Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones wants to control but Chabot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chabot wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Light Weight Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chabot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chabot is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Chabot shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones is looking to counter the offense by Chabot and move into the clinch.
Chabot looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Chabot won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabot is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chabot got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chabot has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Chabot controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chabot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chabot passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chabot tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Chabot is controlling the position.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Well, if Chabot is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Chabot 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.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Chabot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ernest Chabot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Chabot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin McGreegan (ranked 1641 p4p, 1787 weight class) and Lian Belmiro (ranked 183 p4p, 194 weight class). McGreegan comes into the arena with Blow At High Dough - Tragically Hip blaring out of the sound system. Justin McGreegan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lian Belmiro's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin McGreegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lian Belmiro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGreegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belmiro was well out of range. Poor timing from McGreegan.
McGreegan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belmiro misses with a takedown attempt - McGreegan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGreegan misses with a left hand
and Belmiro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Belmiro trying to control but McGreegan is working from the bottom.
McGreegan looking for a sweep. Not yet McGreegan, not yet.
McGreegan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belmiro defends well.
Belmiro slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGreegan is trying to get back to full guard.
Belmiro slips a nice elbow through McGreegan's hands, connecting with McGreegan's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belmiro throwing shots but McGreegan is blocking nicely.
Belmiro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McGreegan wants to improve his position but Belmiro is controlling well.
Belmiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McGreegan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGreegan gets full guard.
Belmiro drops back, looking for a kneebar! McGreegan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McGreegan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McGreegan!
The ground and pound from McGreegan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McGreegan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Belmiro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McGreegan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Belmiro.
McGreegan wants to pass to mount but Belmiro is defending the position.
McGreegan trying to control from half guard but Belmiro is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGreegan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Belmiro!
Belmiro working to try and regain half guard.
Belmiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGreegan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belmiro is looking to escape.
McGreegan looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McGreegan prevents Belmiro from getting the reversal.
Belmiro bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGreegan is trying to keep Belmiro in close.
McGreegan is really struggling to control Belmiro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro scoring with some ground and pound.
Belmiro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McGreegan is looking for a triangle but Belmiro pushes his legs off easily.
McGreegan wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belmiro lands a couple of elbows.
Belmiro chips away with some ground and pound.
McGreegan wants to control the position but Belmiro says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Belmiro controlling the action here.
McGreegan trying to control but Belmiro postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGreegan is looking for a sweep. Belmiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGreegan is looking to control Belmiro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGreegan avoid being mounted?
McGreegan actively working from the bottom here.
Belmiro is working for a submission of some sort.
Belmiro working over McGreegan with some ground and pound. McGreegan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belmiro lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lian Belmiro dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGreegan gets caught flat footed, as Belmiro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McGreegan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belmiro postures up and lands a big shot to McGreegan's brow.
Belmiro is working McGreegan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belmiro slips nicely into half guard.
Belmiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McGreegan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Belmiro pulls his head out easily.
Belmiro is trying to control the action in half guard but McGreegan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belmiro is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belmiro trying to pass the guard but McGreegan defending well.
McGreegan trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Belmiro connects with a nice short shot to McGreegan's temple.
Belmiro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGreegan wants to improve his position but Belmiro is controlling well.
McGreegan is working hard here to advance position.
Belmiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 McGreegan is rocked!
Belmiro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oh McGreegan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belmiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McGreegan tries to roll over but Belmiro keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belmiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McGreegan is just riding it out for now. Belmiro eventually gives up the hold.
Belmiro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Belmiro uses his free foot to push down on McGreegan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for McGreegan.
McGreegan seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGreegan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Belmiro with a couple of short strikes.
Belmiro tries to control but McGreegan wriggling away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGreegan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Belmiro is landing with some decent strikes but McGreegan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belmiro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Belmiro! McGreegan is hurt baaadly! Belmiro is firing away with more strikes - McGreegan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lian Belmiro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chayton Catawanee (ranked 1293 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Uno Skibbo (ranked 174 p4p, 330 weight class). Chayton Catawanee 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chayton Catawanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Catawanee.
Catawanee tries to score with a low kick but Skibbo moves his leg out of the way.
Skibbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skibbo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Catawanee's head.
Skibbo missing with a left hand there. Catawanee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catawanee throws an overhand right that lands on Skibbo's shoulder, as Skibbo tries to avoid the shot.
Catawanee checks a low kick from Skibbo.
Skibbo throws out a loose jab but Catawanee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catawanee cracks Skibbo with an open hand slap.
We've been informed that Skibbo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Skibbo throws a push kick but Catawanee slaps the foot to one side.
Catawanee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Skibbo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skibbo counters with a stiff right hand.
Catawanee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Catawanee.
Catawanee throws a poor cross that misses
and Skibbo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chayton Catawanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catawanee missing with a left hand there. Skibbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Catawanee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo lands with a nice body punch.
Catawanee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skibbo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Catawanee.
Catawanee connects with a looping right hand.
Catawanee doesn't manage to clinch there - Skibbo circles away.
Skibbo moves out of range as Catawanee strikes.
Catawanee checks a leg kick nicely.
Catawanee misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Skibbo finds it's target.
Catawanee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Catawanee misses the target.
Skibbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Catawanee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catawanee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skibbo counters with a nice uppercut.
Catawanee misses with a leg kick
and Skibbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Catawanee throws a lazy uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Catawanees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Skibbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Catawanee.
It seemed like Skibbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skibbo tries to work over Catawanee's front leg with a kick but Catawanee checks it.
Catawanee looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Catawanee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Catawanee wants to clinch up but Skibbo keeps it at a distance.
Catawanee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skibbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Catawanee looks to clinch
and Skibbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skibbo slips a jab from Catawanee.
Skibbo lands a leg kick that knocks Catawanee off balance momentarily.
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Catawanee moves away.
Catawanee fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skibbo! But no joy.
Catawanee lands with a cross.
Catawanee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skibbo throws out a counter right but Catawanee avoids it with no problem.
Catawanee missing with a left hand there. Skibbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catawanee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skibbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Catawanee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skibbo counters with a straight right hand.
Catawanee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skibbo's head backwards.
Skibbo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Catawanee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Catawanee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skibbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skibbo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Catawanee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Catawanee misses with a looping right.
Catawanee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skibbo counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Catawanee throws a poor cross that misses
and Skibbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Catawanee misses with an uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Catawanee misses with an uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Catawanee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skibbo. Skibbo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catawanee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skibbo.
Skibbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catawanee manages to avoid it.
Catawanee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Catawanee wants to clinch up but Skibbo keeps it at a distance.
Skibbo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Catawanee misses with a straight left.
Catawanee catches Skibbo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Catawanee clinches with his opponent.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skibbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skibbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Catawanee misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catawanee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skibbo counters with a nice body shot.
Catawanee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skibbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Skibbo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Catawanee misses with a right hand
and Catawanee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skibbo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Catawanee fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Skibbo.
Skibbo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skibbo thuds his right hand into Catawanee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Catawanee cracks a nice hook into Skibbo's ribs.
Catawanee misses with a hook
and Catawanee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Catawanee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
Catawanee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Skibbo just manages to avoid it.
Catawanee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skibbo.
Catawanee throws a jab but it's blocked by Skibbo.
Catawanee is looking to score with low kicks.
Catawanee is looking to clinch but Skibbo is avoiding it.
A big left from Skibbo misses.
As Skibbo backs away, Catawanee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Skibbo moves out of range as Catawanee strikes.
Skibbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Catawanee misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catawanee ducks under a wild hook from Skibbo.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Catawanee.
Skibbo throws a body punch but Catawanee moves out of range.
Skibbo defending well as Catawanee loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Skibbo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Skibbo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skibbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Skibbo feints a jab promting Catawanee to slip. Skibbo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Catawanee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Catawanee as he connects with a hook.
Catawanee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Catawanee moves into range and clinches up with Skibbo.
Skibbo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Catawanee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skibbo backwards.
Catawanee prevents Skibbo from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Catawanee tries to land a front kick but Skibbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skibbo keeps the fight on the outside.
Catawanee throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Catawanee misses with a hook
letting Skibbo counter with a right hand.
Uno Skibbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Catawanee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Catawanee misses with a left hand
and Skibbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Catawanee throws a big shot that misses.
Skibbo misses the shot to the body.
Catawanee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skibbo throws out the jab.
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Catawanee moves away.
Catawanee scores with a jab. Skibbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Catawanee with a nice cross.
Skibbo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Catawanee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo throws an overhand right that lands on Catawanee's shoulder, as Catawanee tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Skibbo - just one landing.
Skibbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Catawanee misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Skibbo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Catawanee does it's job there.
Catawanee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick lands for Catawanee.
Catawanee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Catawanee misses its intended target.
Catawanee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skibbo's corner calls for a 1-2. Skibbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skibbo blocks a jab.
Skibbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Catawanee.
Catawanee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skibbo counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Catawanee.
Skibbo lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catawanee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skibbo connects with a leg kick.
Catawanee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skibbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Catawanee.
Catawanee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skibbo's head.
Skibbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Catawanee in his tracks.
Catawanee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Skibbo throws a hook to the side of Catawanee's head but Catawanee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chayton Catawanee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Skibbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Catawanee.
Skibbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Catawanee misses with a lunging right hand
and Skibbo counters with a thumping low kick.
Catawanee throws the left hand but Skibbo avoids the punch easily.
Catawanee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Skibbo misses with a looping right.
Catawanee misses with a left hand
and Skibbo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Skibbo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Catawanee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo blocks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Catawanee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Catawanee.
Skibbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Catawanee throws out the jab.
Skibbo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Catawanee throws a shot from downtown. Skibbo moves away and avoids it.
Catawanee misses with an uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a left to the body.
Skibbo checks a leg kick.
Catawanee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skibbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skibbo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Catawanee with a body shot.
Catawanee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skibbo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Skibbo walks into a straight right hand from Catawanee.
Skibbo feints and then cracks Catawanee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Catawanee down.
Skibbo misses with a wild body shot.
Catawanee gets a clinch.
Skibbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skibbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Catawanee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Skibbo misses the target.
Catawanee ducks right into an uppercut from Skibbo.
Catawanee wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Skibbo blocks the low kick.
Catawanee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skibbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catawanee manages to avoid it.
Skibbo swats away the attempt to clinch by Catawanee.
Skibbo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Catawanee misses with a combination
and Skibbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catawanee ducks under a wild hook from Skibbo.
Catawanee is looking to counter punch.
Catawanee misses with a left hand
and Skibbo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Catawanee moves out of range as Skibbo strikes.
An inside leg kick from Catawanee misses.
Catawanee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Catawanee throws a big shot that misses.
Catawanee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skibbo.
Catawanee tries to move into range but Skibbo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good work by Skibbo as he checks the leg kick.
Catawanee misses with a looping right.
Catawanee moves out of range of the body kick from Skibbo.
Catawanee throws a jab when Skibbo was well out of range.
Catawanee lands with a right hand.
Catawanee misses with a hook to the body
and Skibbo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catawanee throws a leg kick
letting Skibbo counter with a right hand.
Catawanee throws the left hand but Skibbo avoids the punch easily.
Skibbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skibbo digs a good hook to Catawanee's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catawanee moves out of range of the leg kick from Skibbo.
Skibbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skibbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skibbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Catawanee.
Catawanee misses with a right hand
and Skibbo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Catawanee's knee momentarily.
Catawanee throws a shot from downtown. Skibbo moves away and avoids it.
Catawanee moves into the clinch successfully.
Catawanee misses with the head strike.
Skibbo breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Catawanee.
Despite the aggression on Skibbo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Skibbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skibbo 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Skibbo!
Uno Skibbo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Cafiero (ranked 1517 p4p, 1457 weight class) and EL Chapo (ranked 193 p4p, 185 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlo Cafiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, EL Chapo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapo drops Cafiero with a beautiful combination! Cafiero stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Chapo is looking for the KO!
 It looks like Carlo Cafiero has been cut.
Cafiero drops his hands momentarily and Chapo needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Cafiero just on the top of the head. Cafiero drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Cafiero - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). EL Chapo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riel Proh (ranked 2266 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 269 p4p, 310 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Riel Proh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Singer on his heels. He'll look to pass Singer's guard now, I'm sure.
Proh is looking to work some ground and pound but Singer has wrist control.
Proh is looking to work some ground and pound but Singer has wrist control.
Proh landing some decent shots from guard.
Proh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Proh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Proh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Proh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Proh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Singer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
Proh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh is looking to advance position but Singer won't allow it.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
Proh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Proh working over Singer with some ground and pound. Singer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Proh lands strikes from half guard.
Proh is stalling here. Singer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Proh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Singer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Singer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Proh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Singer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Proh 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.
Proh tries to roll over but Singer keeps him under control.
Singer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Proh wants to sweep here but Singer controlling him for the moment.
Proh controlling the position.
Singer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Proh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Proh looking for a sweep. Not yet Proh, not yet.
Proh is pulling down on Singer's head. It's preventing any offense from Singer, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer throws a big right hand that misses.
Singer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singer throws a strike but Proh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Singer blocks nicely.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Proh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Proh pushing down on Singer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh stops Singer from getting back to his feet.
Singer taking some punishment here, with Proh in his half guard.
Proh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Proh wants to take a breather but Singer is having none of it.
Proh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Proh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Proh throws a strike but Singer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Proh prevents Singer from getting back to his feet.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Proh is controlling him.
Proh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Singer's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Proh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singer's waist but Singer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Proh off to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Singer.
Singer throws a front kick aimed at Proh's knee but Proh avoids it well.
Proh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singer throws out a loose jab but Proh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proh tries to counter with a takedown but Singer is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer throws a sloppy head kick
and Proh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singer won't be happy with that.
Proh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Singer is avoiding damage well.
Singer is pushing Proh's head away, looking to escape. Proh manages to hold on to the position though.
Proh wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Proh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Singer regains half guard, as Proh was trying to land strikes.
Proh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
Proh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Proh trying to mount his opponent but Singer defends it.
Proh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Proh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Proh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riel Proh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Proh stalling away here and it's allowed Singer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Proh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Singer keeping moving, preventing Proh from controlling successfully.
Singer wants to stand but Proh is controlling the position.
Proh is in close to Singer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Singer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Proh postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
Proh prevents Singer from getting back to his feet.
Proh lands a couple of elbows.
Proh throwing strikes but missing.
Singer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Proh dives into side control.
Singer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Proh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Singer to see if he's OK.
Singer 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh throws a strike aimed at the side of Singer's head but Singer avoids it well.
Singer is trying to buck Proh off.
Singer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Proh.
Singer is not content to let Proh control the position.
Proh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Proh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Singer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Proh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Singer misses with a looping left.
Singer lands an overhand right.
It looks like Riel Proh has been cut.
Singer throws a combination that misses
and Proh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh is really struggling to control Singer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Proh postures up and lands a big shot to Singer's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Singer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Proh trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proh throwing strikes but missing.
Proh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh tries to free his leg and advance position but Singer is retaining full guard.
Proh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proh postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Singer blocks nicely.
Proh stands up over Singer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Proh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proh working some strikes from top position.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singer wants to stand and escape but Proh is having none of it.
Proh works over Singer with some ground and pound from guard.
Singer keeping moving, preventing Proh from controlling successfully.
Proh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Singer blocks nicely.
Singer can't keep his opponent in guard - Proh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Proh.
Proh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singer can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Proh.
Proh moves into full mount! Singer won't be happy about that!
Singer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Proh with good strikes from the mount here!
Proh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Singer is squirming around, avoiding Proh's attempts to control the action.
Proh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Proh lands a couple of good shots and Singer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singer is trying to remain composed but Proh is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Saul Singer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riel Proh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Can Singer hold on?! Proh is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
 Singer is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Proh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Proh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Proh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Soprano (ranked 3042 p4p, 1695 weight class) and Lance Thorn (ranked 345 p4p, 211 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulie Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soprano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thorn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thorn throws a right and a left that Soprano avoids nicely.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn connects with a body shot that sends Soprano's belly button to the back.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Soprano rushes Thorn and presses him up against the cage.
Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Thorn tries to bum rush Soprano with a series of wild strikes but Soprano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorn misses with a series of wild punches.
Thorn drops Soprano with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Soprano looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Soprano is rocked!
It looks like Paulie Soprano has been cut.
Thorn 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn throws a big shot that misses.
Soprano changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oh Soprano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorn digs a good body shot into Soprano's ribs.
Soprano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soprano seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soprano.
Soprano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thorn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soprano somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorn.
Soprano attempts a counter takedown but Thorn avoids it well and moves away.
Thorn drops Soprano with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Soprano looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Thorn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soprano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorn misses with a combination
and Soprano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thorn's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soprano trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Thorn manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Soprano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soprano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thorn is aware though and is defending well.
Thorn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thorn is continuing to stall.
Thorn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Soprano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Soprano looking to sit in guard and control but Thorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Soprano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thorn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thorn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Soprano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thorn defends it easily.
Soprano looking for a guillotine here but Thorn defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano looking for subs off his back but Thorn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thorn controlling the action here.
Soprano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thorn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Thorn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Soprano looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thorn passes into side control.
Soprano seems a little lost for a moment, as Thorn dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soprano tries to buck Thorn off but Thorn is having none of it.
Thorn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Thorn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Soprano tries to buck Thorn off but Thorn is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Thorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulie Soprano's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soprano fails to land the takedown.
Oooooh!!! Thorn has knocked Soprano down with a huge combo! Thorn steps away and waves a wobbly Soprano back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lance Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorn misses with a double jab
and Soprano counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thorn!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorn stops Soprano from passing to mount.
Thorn is trying to get back to his feet.
Soprano tries to move to mount but Thorn blocks the move with his legs.
Soprano wants to control but Thorn is keeping him busy.
Thorn wants to control but Soprano postures up.
Soprano advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano moves to his opponent's back but Thorn bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Soprano.
Soprano looking for a sweep. Not yet Soprano, not yet.
Soprano is looking for a triangle but Thorn pushes his legs off easily.
Thorn is sitting in close to Soprano's body. Soprano has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Thorn is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Thorn is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Soprano.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paulie Soprano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kong (ranked 660 p4p, 1689 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 81 p4p, 214 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, King Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Kong throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Roth counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Roth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kong misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kong misses with a hook
letting Roth counter with a right hand.
It looks like King Kong has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kong.
Kong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kong tries to bum rush Roth with a series of wild strikes but Roth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kong tries to land a leg kick but Roth saw it coming and moves away.
Roth feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a leg kick
and Roth counters with a straight right hand.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Roth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kong sends Roth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kong is motioning to the referee to let Roth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 It looks like Philip Roth has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong throws a low kick, looking for Roth's leg but Roth calmly moves out of range.
Kong throws a right and a left that Roth avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roth counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kong! Roth lets Kong back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kong cracks Roth with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kong has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Roth to stand back up!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roth counters with a nice right hand that sends Kong toppling to the canvas! Kong scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Roth finish him?!
King Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth moves out of range as Kong strikes.
Roth feints the counter takedown.
Roth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roth slips under a jab.
Kong cracks Roth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kong misses with a lunging right hand
and Roth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roth has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kong lands a big right hand that sends Roth crashing to the mat! Kong stays standing though and waves Roth back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong lands a big uppercut and Roth crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Roth looks OK. Kong waves Roth back to his feet!
Roth is rocked!
Roth moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
It seemed like Roth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kong throws a leg kick
and Roth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kong sees it coming and defends easily.
Roth is working for a kimura but Kong is defending it quite comfortably.
Kong is trying to stand up here but Roth is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth wants to pass the guard but Kong is defending well.
Roth trying to control from half guard but Kong is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong won't allow Roth to pass to mount.
Roth stalling.
Kong keeping hold of Roth's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roth is looking to advance position but Kong won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sloppy strikes from Kong. Those never looked like landing.
Decent striking displayed by Kong there.
Good work by Roth as he checks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Roth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kong jabs Roth right on the nose. Roth blinks but takes it well.
Roth avoids the head kick by Kong.
Roth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Kong.
Kong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a lunging right hand
and Roth counters with a stiff right hand.
Roth blocks a jab.
And Roth tries to counter it with a takedown but Kong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Roth counters with a straight right hand.
Kong jabs Roth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roth! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
King Kong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kong lands a jab to the head.
Kong does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooh!!! Kong has knocked Roth down with a huge combo! Kong steps away and waves a wobbly Roth back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Roth is still on wobbly legs! Can Kong finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Roth out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). King Kong!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Ole Dick Twist (ranked 791 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Kyoshi Sun (ranked 109 p4p, 161 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Ole Dick Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyoshi Sun!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun throws an overhand right that lands on Dick Twist's shoulder, as Dick Twist tries to avoid the shot.
Sun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dick Twist gets tackled into the cage by Sun. Sun maintains the clinch.
Sun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dick Twist backwards.
Sun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dick Twist jumps into guard, dragging Sun to the mat.
Sun trying to control the position from guard on top but Dick Twist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dick Twist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dick Twist looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dick Twist pulls Sun in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick Twist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sun defends it easily.
Sun really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dick Twist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick Twist working for a triangle but Sun defends it easily.
Dick Twist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun looking to sit in guard and control but Dick Twist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dick Twist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dick Twist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dick Twist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dick Twist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dick Twist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Dick Twist has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick Twist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dick Twist landing with the ground and pound.
Dick Twist is working Sun over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dick Twist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dick Twist stands up over Sun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dick Twist scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick Twist slips nicely into half guard.
Dick Twist prevents Sun from improving his position.
Dick Twist working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dick Twist lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dick Twist missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dick Twist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dick Twist thows a huge punch but Sun dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun is trying to control but can't.
Sun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dick Twist.
Dick Twist lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sun wants to improve his position but Dick Twist is controlling well.
Dick Twist winds up and cracks Sun with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sun has hold of Dick Twist's hands but Dick Twist slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dick Twist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dick Twist is nestled in close to Sun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick Twist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dick Twist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick Twist connects with a nice short shot to Sun's temple.
Dick Twist working the head and body with strikes.
Dick Twist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Ole Dick Twist dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big right from Sun misses.
Sun throws a looping overhand right but Dick Twist ducks down to avoid it.
Dick Twist attempts a counter takedown but Sun avoids it well and moves away.
Sun digs a good hook to Dick Twist's body.
Dick Twist shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sun's guard.
Dick Twist with a nice head shot there.
Dick Twist scoring with some ground and pound.
Dick Twist tries to free his leg and advance position but Sun is retaining full guard.
Dick Twist lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dick Twist chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sun trying to keep a closed guard but Dick Twist is proving a slippery customer.
Dick Twist throws a big right hand that misses.
Sun has momentary wrist control but Dick Twist slips an elbow through the middle.
Sun preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick Twist cracks Sun with a solid left hand.
Dick Twist cracks Sun with a solid left hand.
Dick Twist makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dick Twist connects with a couple of short punches.
Dick Twist landing with the ground and pound.
Dick Twist is looking to work some ground and pound but Sun has wrist control.
Sun wants to improve his position but instead Dick Twist has moved into half guard.
Dick Twist is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dick Twist looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick Twist throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dick Twist lands with a punch from half guard.
Dick Twist 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick Twist connects with a nice short shot to Sun's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dick Twist is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dick Twist slips a nice elbow through Sun's hands, connecting with Sun's forehead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dick Twist lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dick Twist is nestled in close to Sun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dick Twist drops an elbow to the side of Sun's head.
Dick Twist scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sun is rocked!
Dick Twist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dick Twist missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sun is trying to get back to full guard.
Sun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dick Twist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dick Twist thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dick Twist slips a nice elbow through Sun's hands, connecting with Sun's forehead.
Dick Twist is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sun reverses the position - he's now on top in Dick Twist's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dick Twist is on top in guard.
Dick Twist throws an elbow that misses. Sun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dick Twist's guard. Nice move by Sun!
Sun has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dick Twist to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sun is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dick Twist pulls down on the head and he's put Sun to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). The Ole Dick Twist!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macho Fantastico (ranked 597 p4p, 337 weight class) and Huntti Mfer (ranked 74 p4p, 42 weight class). Fantastico's entrance music is Macho. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Macho Fantastico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Huntti Mfer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Fantastico.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Fantastico.
Fantastico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mfer to score with a decent uppercut.
Mfer has Fantastico up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastico wants to stall.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Fantastico backwards.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastico taking a breather.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastico lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Fantastico.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastico.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fantastico seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mfer can turn it around.
Fantastico takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Mfer.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastico has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastico tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Fantastico back against the cage.
Fantastico swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer is working Fantastico over against the cage.
Fantastico lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fantastico - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastico is looking to control Mfer's arms but Mfer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fantastico has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Fantastico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastico gets through Mfer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico stalling in the clinch but Mfer improves position.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Fantastico.
Mfer is working Fantastico over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantastico scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Fantastico.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico breaks the clinch.
Fantastico with the inside leg kick.
Fantastico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mfer is out of range and Fantastico settles back down.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Fantastico was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.
Fantastico throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastico looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastico wants to land a leg kick but Mfer is out of range.
Fantastico fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Fantastico counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastico blocks a head kick by Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
Fantastico throws a leg kick which misses Mfer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mfer tries to avoid it.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Fantastico ducks down to avoid it.
Huntti Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer drives through and clinches with Fantastico against the cage.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastico manages to break the clinch.
Mfer lands with a nice body punch.
A leg kick checked by Mfer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fantastico lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mfer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mfer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mfer works over Fantastico's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mfer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastico slips under a jab from Mfer.
Good shot there by Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico jabs Mfer right on the nose. Mfer blinks but takes it well.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Fantastico's head but Fantastico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer drives through and clinches with Fantastico against the cage.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fantastico backwards.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Fantastico's head.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Fantastico avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mfer looking to stall.
Mfer lands a left hand.
Fantastico has Mfer pushed against the cage.
Mfer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fantastico up against the cage.
Fantastico is trying to maintain a safe position but Mfer gets an underhook and turns Fantastico into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mfer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fantastico momentarily.
Fantastico throws out a leg kick but Mfer moves out of range and Fantastico only half commits.
Mfer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Mfer misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mfer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastico appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mfer punishes Fantastico's body with a nice straight punch.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Fantastico counters with a three punch combo that has Mfer backing up. Mfer nods at Fantastico to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastico throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fantastico was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Fantastico counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mfer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Fantastico misses
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastico takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fantastico drives through and clinches with Mfer against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Fantastico misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Fantastico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mfer misses with a hook. Fantastico ducked under it nicely.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Fantastico moved out of range.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Fantastico.
Mfer cracks Fantastico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mfer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastico trying to control the position but instead, Mfer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fantastico into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer is leaning against Fantastico and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mfer tries a body shot but Fantastico blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastico attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fantastico.
Fantastico throws a front kick aimed at Mfer's knee but Mfer avoids it well.
Fantastico tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mfer is able to avoid easily.
Fantastico is looking to slow Mfer down with leg kicks.
Mfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer digs a good hook to Fantastico's body.
Mfer throws a hook but Fantastico blocks it.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fantastico.
Fantastico tries to land a front kick but Mfer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mfer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mfer takes the fight into the clinch.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastico controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastico fails to land.
Huntti Mfer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastico trying to control the position but instead, Mfer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fantastico into the cage.
Fantastico throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Fantastico lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Fantastico is pushing Mfer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mfer keeps control of Fantastico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastico takes a shot to the head.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico taking a breather.
Fantastico wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastico trying to control the position but instead, Mfer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fantastico into the cage.
A short left from Fantastico.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mfer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Fantastico.
Fantastico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastico can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fantastico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fantastico blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer pushes Fantastico back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fantastico buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastico takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fantastico.
Fantastico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantastico. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastico slips under a jab.
Fantastico works the jab nicely.
Mfer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastico misses with a leg kick.
Fantastico is looking to score with low kicks.
Mfer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fantastico.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastico swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mfer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Fantastico connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer slips a jab from Fantastico.
Fantastico slips under a jab.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fantastico under the eye.
Fantastico tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantastico manages to avoid it.
Mfer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mfer throws a hook but Fantastico avoids it easily.
Mfer slips under a jab from Fantastico.
Mfer checks a low kick from Fantastico.
Huntti Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fantastico.
Mfer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fantastico.
Mfer takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Fantastico was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastico throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mfer.
Fantastico lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Fantastico.
Mfer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer looks to land a combination. Fantastico sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danga de danga de dang - Mfer scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Fantastico misses.
Mfer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mfer cracks Fantastico with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastico closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mfer being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Fantastico lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastico misses with the head strike.
Fantastico tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Mfer.
A right handed body shot lands from Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Fantastico.
Fantastico misses with some punches.
Mfer is trying to stall.
Fantastico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastico has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mfer finds it's way round the side to connect with Fantastico's head.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Fantastico slips the punch.
Fantastico throws a low kick but Mfer moves out of range easily.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastico throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mfer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
Fantastico with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer closes the distance and pushes Fantastico back into the cage.
Fantastico lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Fantastico's head.
Fantastico working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fantastico blocks an uppercut.
Fantastico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer pushes Fantastico back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Mfer tries to work over Fantastico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer presses Fantastico against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastico controls the action.
Come on Mfer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fantastico connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastico throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fantastico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastico swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mfer defending well as Fantastico loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer blocks a head kick by Fantastico.
Nice straight punches there by Mfer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mfer.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Fantastico counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mfer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastico slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
enabling Fantastico to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastico digs a good hook to Mfer's body.
Fantastico takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Fantastico's shoulder, as Fantastico tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastico half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fantastico. Fantastico obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer scores with a body shot.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Fantastico moved out of range.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer misses with a leg kick.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Fantastico moved out of range nicely.
As Mfer backs away, Fantastico returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Fantastico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Mfer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Fantastico walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Fantastico moved out of range.
A nice leg kick from Fantastico, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastico tried to counter with a leg kick but Mfer avoided it.
Mfer checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastico lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastico thows a leg kick but Mfer checks it
and Mfer counters by clinching up.
Fantastico is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mfer is keeping busy.
Fantastico is leaning against Mfer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastico breaks the clinch.
Fantastico throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastico motions for Mfer to come forward. Fantastico throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer punishes Fantastico's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastico dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mfer. That did some damage!
Mfer cracks a nice hook into Fantastico's ribs.
Mfer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mfer there.
Mfer throws a series of punches but Fantastico moves out of range.
Mfer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fantastico.
Mfer jabs Fantastico to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mfer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Fantastico throws a front kick aimed at Mfer's knee but Mfer avoids it well.
Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastico jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastico throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastico takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mfer throws the left hand but Fantastico avoids the punch easily.
Mfer misses with a straight right.
Fantastico lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
Fantastico connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Fantastico misses
and Mfer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mfer dodges the punch combination from Fantastico.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Fantastico does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Huntti Mfer dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mfer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastico thows a body kick. Mfer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastico throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mfer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fantastico fails to land.
Mfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fantastico or not.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fantastico controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Mfer.
Mfer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fantastico or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastico misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Fantastico backwards.
Fantastico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fantastico scores with a shoulder strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico working aggressively here.
Fantastico looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mfer.
Fantastico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastico tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer gets through Fantastico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Mfer slows down the pace here.
A short left from Mfer.
Fantastico lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Mfer tries a body shot but Fantastico blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Macho Fantastico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico is trying to break the clinch but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastico stalling in the clinch but Mfer improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer taking a breather.
Fantastico blocking some punches.
Fantastico misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Fantastico lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastico can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Fantastico scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fantastico scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Mfer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Fantastico on the inside.
Fantastico lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastico misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastico misses with the head strike.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Fantastico.
Fantastico scores with a hook to the body.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Fantastico struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Fantastico avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Fantastico on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Fantastico.
Fantastico wants to stall.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Fantastico.
Good body shot from Fantastico.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Fantastico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastico has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Nice body punch from Fantastico - that landed with a thud.
Fantastico breaks from the clinch.
Mfer lands a jab to Fantastico's midsection.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastico misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
Fantastico motions for Mfer to come forward. Fantastico throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huntti Mfer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mfer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huntti Mfer!
Huntti Mfer is the new lightweight champion!
Huntti Mfer decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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