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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Hayes (ranked 3818 p4p, 24617 weight class) and Moby Kick (ranked 394 p4p, 529 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quentin Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moby Kick!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a poor cross that misses
and Kick counters with an inside leg kick.
Kick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Kick tries to clinch there but Hayes circles away.
Hayes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kick.
Hayes misses with a body shot.
Kick tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kick avoids the body shot from Hayes.
Kick tries to counter by closing the distance.
A leg kick checked by Kick.
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick wants to clinch up but Hayes keeps it at a distance.
Kick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Kick throws a big counter head kick but Hayes avoids it with no problem.
Hayes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hayes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kick is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kick throws a leg kick
letting Hayes counter with a right hand.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
Kick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hayes misses with a hook. Kick ducked under it nicely.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kick is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kick slips a jab from Hayes.
Quentin Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
Kick steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kick misses with a head kick.
Hayes throws a shot from downtown. Kick moves away and avoids it.
Hayes backing away here, and Kick unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Hayes blocks the leg kick.
Hayes looks to land a left hand but Kick moved out of range nicely.
Kick wants to counter with a clinch but Hayes pushes him away.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Kick throws a counter combo.
Kick tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes lands a jab to Kick's midsection.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Hayes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hayes scores with a jab to the body.
Kick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hayes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kick's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kick throws a lazy head kick
and Hayes counters with a huge right that knocks Kick out cold! Hayes is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quentin Hayes!
After the fight, Quentin Hayes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Coles (ranked 2380 p4p, 2960 weight class) and Rudra Yogpeeth (ranked 275 p4p, 331 weight class). Coles comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Pass. Phillip Coles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Coles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rudra Yogpeeth!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogpeeth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yogpeeth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coles.
Coles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Coles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yogpeeth throws out the jab.
Coles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yogpeeth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yogpeeth lands with a nice body kick.
Coles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coles avoids a kick to the body.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yogpeeth manages to avoid it.
Yogpeeth throws a shot from downtown. Coles moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Coles misses the target.
Yogpeeth misses with a looping left.
Coles clinches up against the cage.
Yogpeeth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yogpeeth working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coles just leaning against Yogpeeth, taking a breather.
Coles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yogpeeth lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yogpeeth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coles.
Yogpeeth swings wildly with an uppercut but Coles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yogpeeth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coles pushes Yogpeeth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yogpeeth has Coles pushed against the cage.
Coles scores with a shot to the side of Yogpeeth's head.
Coles gets through Yogpeeth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yogpeeth blocks an uppercut.
Coles can't find room to land a body shot as Yogpeeth controls the action.
Yogpeeth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yogpeeth up against the cage.
Yogpeeth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coles working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yogpeeth swings wildly with an uppercut but Coles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coles working aggressively here.
Coles misses with the head strike.
Yogpeeth stalls.
Yogpeeth misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coles.
Coles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yogpeeth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth digs a right hand into Coles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coles's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Coles.
Coles misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yogpeeth lands a hook that snaps the head of Coles backwards.
Yogpeeth stalling in the clinch.
Yogpeeth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yogpeeth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Coles up against the cage.
Yogpeeth lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coles tries to throw a body punch but Yogpeeth avoids it by throwing Coles back against the cage.
Yogpeeth blocks an uppercut.
Coles prevents a body shot from Yogpeeth.
Coles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coles scores with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yogpeeth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coles lands with a short shot to the head.
Yogpeeth has a couple of punches blocked by Coles.
A nice left hand lands by Coles.
 Yogpeeth is rocked!
Yogpeeth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yogpeeth is still on wobbly legs! Can Coles finish him?
Coles creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Yogpeeth with a big uppercut! Yogpeeth tries to clinch up but Coles pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Yogpeeth to the mat! Yogpeeth covers up and Coles unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phillip Coles!
A victorious Phillip Coles thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jameel Johnson (ranked 1376 p4p, 2661 weight class) and Jao Atunes (ranked 161 p4p, 302 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jameel Johnson!
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, Jao Atunes !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atunes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes . That's going to slow Johnson down.
Atunes pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Atunes .
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson slips a jab from Atunes .
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Atunes lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnson throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Atunes moves out of range.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Atunes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Atunes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes . Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Atunes counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Atunes misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes counters with a leg kick.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atunes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.
Atunes throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
And Johnson counters with a quick kick to the body but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Atunes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnson fakes the leg kick and cracks Atunes in the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes .
A nice leg kick from Atunes , right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atunes slips under a jab from Johnson.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Johnson lands but Atunes takes it in his stride.
Atunes walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson misses with a hook
and Atunes counters with a left to the body.
Atunes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atunes eats them both and turns towards Johnson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Atunes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atunes misses the jab.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson lands the left hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Atunes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Atunes .
Atunes avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Atunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Atunes .
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Johnson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Atunes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Atunes misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for Atunes .
Atunes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atunes .
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Atunes moves out of range easily.
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Atunes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Atunes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Atunes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Atunes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 Jameel Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Atunes tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson lands a nice looking body kick.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atunes .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson clobbers Atunes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Atunes moves away and avoids it.
Jameel Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atunes checks a leg kick.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes .
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes .
Atunes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson cracks Atunes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Atunes throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Atunes only half commits.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Atunes will feel that in the morning.
Atunes misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Atunes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atunes misses with a double jab
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Atunes really felt that one!
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes .
That kick from Johnson tenderised Atunes 's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atunes scrambles back to his feet.
Atunes throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Atunes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Johnson lands with an overhand left.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Atunes misses the body punch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Atunes counters with a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice combination there by Johnson.
Johnson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Atunes counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson throws a push kick but Atunes slaps the foot to one side.
Atunes feints a counter leg kick.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Atunes slips under a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Atunes thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Atunes gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes .
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson misses with a hook. Atunes ducked under it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Atunes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Johnson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson stuns Atunes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Atunes looks to move away, Johnson throws a big counter combo but Atunes just gets out of the way.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Atunes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Johnson tenderised Atunes 's leg. Atunes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atunes .
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johnson misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
Johnson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses
and Atunes counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Atunes throws a leg kick
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Atunes really felt that one!
Atunes scores with a body shot.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes thumps Johnson with a low kick.
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 Jameel Johnson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab, jab by Atunes - just one landing.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick from Johnson.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johnson checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Atunes backs away, Johnson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Atunes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Johnson.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes . That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson misses with a shot to the body
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes throws a body shot but no joy.
Atunes connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson sizes up Atunes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Atunes 's head.
Atunes with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a head kick but Atunes moves out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Atunes counters with a body kick that stops Johnson in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atunes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Atunes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws the kick towards the body but Atunes avoids it.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Atunes wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson misses with a leg kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Atunes misses with a low kick.
Johnson scores with a push kick.
Atunes with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Atunes .
Atunes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Atunes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atunes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Atunes .
Johnson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice shot by Johnson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atunes throws out the jab.
Johnson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Johnson misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Atunes .
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Atunes throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.
Atunes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good shot there by Johnson.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Atunes at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Atunes .
Atunes lands a front kick.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes .
Atunes throws a leg kick which misses Johnson's front leg but catches the back leg as Johnson tries to avoid it.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atunes scores with a jab.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jao Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes .
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes misses with an uppercut
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Atunes throws a counter combo.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Atunes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes .
Johnson scores with a jab.
Atunes ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Atunes tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atunes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jameel Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes .
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jameel Johnson.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jameel Johnson!
Jameel Johnson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Keys (ranked 2146 p4p, 2107 weight class) and Allan John Villanil (ranked 140 p4p, 135 weight class). Allan John Villanil has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Keys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allan John Villanil!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanil tries to keep at a distance but Keys has taken the fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Villanil has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Villanil successfully pulls guard.
Keys being controlled here momentarily.
Keys pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Villanil is keeping the position for now.
Keys stands and throws Villanil's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Villanil is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villanil is trying to control Keys's posture but Keys avoids it.
Keys is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Villanil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Keys misses the target.
Villanil throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Keys tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Villanil is in Keys's guard.
Keys wants to stand but Villanil is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villanil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Keys has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Villanil is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanil stops Keys from standing up.
Keys definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keys working a defensive guard here.
Villanil drops back looking for a leg! Keys is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Keys manages to kick Villanil off! Villanil jumps back into Keys's guard.
Villanil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Villanil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Keys is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanil has gone for a leg lock! Keys slips out almost immediately though and dives into Villanil's guard.
Keys trying to control the position from guard on top but Villanil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keys decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Villanil, up you get!
Keys keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Villanil fails with the takedown
and Keys counters with a low kick, right behind Villanil 's knee.
Isaac Keys has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan John Villanil.
Keys lands a right hook to the body.
Villanil has his takedown stuffed
and Keys counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Keys.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Villanil is defended easily by Keys.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Villanil is defended easily by Keys.
Keys dips to his left and cracks Villanil with an uppercut!
Keys fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Allan John Villanil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Keys! Villanil is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Keys!
A very excited looking Isaac Keys rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Gaines (ranked 1125 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Terrance Knight (ranked 143 p4p, 235 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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Gaines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Knight!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight cracks Gaines with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gaines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Gaines was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knight dives in for a single leg takedown but Gaines sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've been told by Gaines's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gaines moves out of range as Knight strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gaines connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Gaines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
As Knight tries to get set, Gaines tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Knight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaines has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines lands a nice looking body shot.
Gaines gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gaines sprawls well. Gaines wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Gaines was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gaines doesn't seem phased though.
Knight misses with a right hand
and Gaines counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaines.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaines.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Gaines counters with a straight right hand.
Gaines misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight throws a body punch but Gaines moves out of range.
Gaines is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circling - Gaines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gaines lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaines manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knight's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dean Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
Knight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knight lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaines.
Nice uppercut there from Knight.
Gaines misses with a body shot.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gaines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight misses with a hook.
Gaines takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Gaines on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Knight with the counter takedown but Gaines avoids it easily.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Gaines was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Gaines does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean Gaines is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knight shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gaines controlling the position well.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is pressing down on Knight's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaines preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Knight working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Knight trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight stops Gaines from standing up.
Knight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gaines keeping moving, preventing Knight from controlling successfully.
Knight cracks Gaines with a solid left hand.
Gaines looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaines, not yet.
Knight being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gaines looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaines, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gaines slips under a jab.
Gaines is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Gaines misses.
Knight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gaines with a body shot.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Knight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaines is fending him off so far but Knight persists. Nope, Gaines circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaines lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Gaines misses.
Gaines on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terrance Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook.
Gaines was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gaines takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knight fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gaines sprawls well initially but Knight persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gaines pushes Knight off looking to stand but Knight dives back in and keeps control.
Knight wants to advance to full mount but Gaines doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Knight sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gaines wants to get back to his feet but Knight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaines has momentary wrist control but Knight slips an elbow through the middle.
Knight slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gaines seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Knight content to stall in guard here.
Gaines looking for a sweep. Not yet Gaines, not yet.
Gaines pulls Knight in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gaines misses with a body shot.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A shot to the body from Gaines misses
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaines looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight with the counter takedown but Gaines avoids it easily.
Knight is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gaines had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gaines counter with a right hand.
Knight dives in and grabs Gaines's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gaines pushes down on Knight's head and hops out.
Gaines went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Knight stuns Gaines with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Gaines's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Terrance Knight will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gaines swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Knight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaines misses with a right hand
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Gaines misses with a looping left.
Knight wants to counter with a clinch but Gaines pushes him away.
Knight slips a jab from Gaines.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Gaines misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight misses with a hook to the body
and Gaines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaines takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gaines connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gaines.
Some wild striking there from Gaines.
Knight bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knight shoots in but Gaines avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
An attempted straight right counter from Gaines misses the target.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gaines.
Knight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gaines.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight with the counter takedown but Gaines avoids it easily.
A jab from Knight misses.
Gaines is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaines was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Gaines.
Knight throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaines counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaines wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
Knight cracks Gaines with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Gaines. No joy for Knight on that attempt.
Knight lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaines.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight takes a swing at Gaines's ribcage but misses.
Gaines throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Gaines throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Gaines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Knight shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gaines but Gaines pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaines was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dean Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gaines coming out on top.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Gaines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaines looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knight walks into a left hand.
Gaines cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gaines misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gaines jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gaines misses the jab.
Gaines takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaines misses with a lunging right hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaines looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Gaines looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaines moves away.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Gaines cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaines uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Gaines is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Knight.
Gaines throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gaines.
Gaines misses with a hook. Knight ducked under it nicely.
Gaines scores with a jab to the head.
Knight closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gaines to the mat! Gaines manages to get full guard.
Gaines has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Knight is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knight.
Gaines struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Gaines throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Gaines.
Gaines tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Knight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knight goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gaines prevents it.
Gaines gets underhooks to prevent Knight's takedown attempt.
Gaines blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gaines fails to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries for a takedown but Gaines manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gaines.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Gaines won't allow it.
Gaines tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Gaines back against the cage.
Gaines lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gaines misses with some punches.
Gaines lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gaines fails to land.
Gaines softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knight drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Gaines dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaines uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Gaines misses.
Gaines uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knight.
It looked like Gaines wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Gaines counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Gaines as Knight shoots in.
Gaines uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaines throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knight feints the counter takedown.
Dean Gaines is winning the standup battle so far.
Gaines throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knight moves away from the strike by Gaines.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gaines.
Knight scores with the left hand. Gaines knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gaines.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaines on the side of the head.
Knight moves out of range as Gaines strikes.
A jab from Knight does it's job there.
Knight with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gaines counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knight lands with a good body shot.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaines manages to avoid it.
Gaines throws a lazy right hand but Knight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gaines swings widly with a right hand
letting Knight counter with a right hand.
Knight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gaines throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Knight.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and Gaines counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaines throws the left hand but Knight avoids the punch easily.
Knight lands the left hand.
Gaines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gaines connects with a looping right hand.
Knight shoots and misses
and Gaines counters with a straight right hand.
Dean Gaines has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Knight.
Gaines throws a good cross that connects.
Gaines misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight defending well as Gaines loads up on a big left hand.
Gaines takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gaines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaines throws a body shot but no joy.
And Knight tries to counter it with a takedown but Gaines pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight staying out of range there.
Gaines misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gaines misses with an uppercut
and Knight counters with a shoot takedown. Gaines fights it but they end up in guard.
Knight trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaines working a defensive guard here.
Gaines looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Gaines is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knight accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gaines is trying to keep Knight in close.
Knight throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Gaines has his feet on Knight's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gaines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Gaines counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight tries for a takedown but Gaines circles away easily
and Gaines counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaines lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaines moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Gaines misses its target.
Gaines waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Gaines misses with a looping right.
Gaines misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Gaines ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Gaines is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gaines moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Gaines sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Gaines tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaines. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gaines.
Gaines listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Gaines throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
A left lands for Gaines.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaines throws a lazy uppercut
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knight lands with a hook. Gaines tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knight connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gaines. Gaines circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Knight misses with a left hand
and Gaines counters with a straight right hand.
Gaines feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knights jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Gaines.
Knight misses the jab.
Gaines swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaines's corner calls for a 1-2. Gaines obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Knight swings widly with a right hand
and Gaines counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Gaines showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaines 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Gaines!
A very excited looking Dean Gaines made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Terrance Knight spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn... Just Damn...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarron Faith (ranked 1053 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Yaroslav Rurik (ranked 81 p4p, 112 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yaroslav Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rurik.
A big left from Faith misses.
Rurik avoids the body shot from Faith.
Faith backing away here, and Rurik unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rurik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Faith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Rurik.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faith tries a knee to the head but Rurik blocks it.
Faith prevents a body shot from Rurik.
Rurik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faith cracks Rurik with a nice body shot.
Rurik misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurik gets through Faith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik tries to work over Faith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rurik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rurik avoiding damage as Faith throws knees to the body.
Rurik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faith looking to throw knees to the head but Rurik is blocking nicely.
Rurik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rurik misses with a punch to the body.
Rurik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rurik up against the cage.
Rurik scores with a shoulder strike.
Rurik can't find room to land a body shot as Faith controls the action.
Rurik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurik 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!
Rurik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Rurik as the two fighters clinch.
Faith tries to pull guard but Rurik won't allow it.
Rurik throws a head punch that misses.
Rurik blocks an elbow strike from Faith.
Faith looking to throw knees to the head but Rurik is blocking nicely.
Faith tries to pull guard but Rurik holds him up against the cage and eventually Faith drops back down to his feet.
Rurik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rurik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rurik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rurik's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Rurik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faith stalling in the clinch.
Faith is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jarron Faith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rurik misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faith misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rurik.
 Faith is rocked!
Rurik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oh Faith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faith misses with an elbow strike.
Rurik pushes Faith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Rurik.
Rurik digs a right hand underneath Faith's ribcage. Faith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Rurik.
Faith is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Rurik.
Rurik gets through Faith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rurik lands a nice uppercut.
Rurik lands a body punch.
Rurik throws a big uppercut that drops Faith! More strikes from Rurik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Faith lies dazed against the cage as Rurik celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaroslav Rurik!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 1277 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Bing Bang (ranked 95 p4p, 91 weight class). Rubble's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bing Bang!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Rubble.
Bang jabs at Rubble's body.
Bang takes one on the button.
Bang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubble trying to control from the bottom.
Rubble is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gonzasco Hydropathy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Bang prevents Rubble from improving his position.
Rubble keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bang prevents Rubble from improving his position.
Rubble has hold of Bang's hands but Bang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bang is trying to control. Rubble wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rubble is controlling Bang's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rubble manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rubble working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Bang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bang has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rubble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubble controlling Bang's posture.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rubble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bang has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at New York Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Rubble seems keen to control Bang's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rubble is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bang tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubble is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bang trying to control but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Rubble looking for a sweep. Not yet Rubble, not yet.
Rubble pulls Bang in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bang defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
Bang moves out of range as Rubble strikes.
Detritus Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang throws a leg kick but Rubble checks it.
Rubble loads up on a big right hand but Bang slips the punch.
Detritus Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rubble moves in looking to clinch but Bang pushes him off.
Bang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bang blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang looks for a takedown but Rubble sprawls well.
Rubble throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Rubble throws a body shot but no joy.
Bang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rubble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bang.
Rubble takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rubble tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rubble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rubble lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rubble swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Bang swinging wildly here.
Bang lands a jab.
Rubble misses with a low kick as Bang jumps back.
Rubble takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble misses with a kick to the body
and Bang counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rubble controlling Bang's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rubble keeping moving, preventing Bang from controlling successfully.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bang tries to free his leg and advance position but Rubble is retaining full guard.
Rubble is trying to control the position but Bang postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Bang there.
Rubble takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good work by Rubble as he checks the leg kick.
Bang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rubble misses the shot to the body.
Bang feints and then cracks Rubble's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rubble down.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Rubble keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rubble tries to land a front kick but Bang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rubble feints and then cracks Bang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bang down.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Bang cracks Rubble with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bang cracks Rubble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Bang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bang tries to score a body lock takedown but Rubble shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubble gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bang.
Detritus Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bing Bang.
Rubble managing to block the knees to the body from Bang.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bang.
Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubble is defending well for now.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but Rubble blocks with his arms.
Bang trying to control the position but instead, Rubble has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bang into the cage.
Rubble has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Rubble tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Rubble won't want to take too many of those.
Rubble scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bang trying to land knees to the body.
Bang prevents a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble avoiding damage as Bang throws knees to the body.
Bang has a couple of punches blocked by Rubble.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Bang misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
Rubble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bang blocks a body shot from Rubble.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to break free but Rubble pushes him back against the cage.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
Rubble misses with the head strike.
Bang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rubble avoids it.
Rubble has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Rubble struggles to land a body shot inside as Bang controls his hands.
Bang tries to work over Rubble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
Rubble misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Rubble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Rubble.
Rubble throws a head punch that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Bang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rubble.
Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bang manages to break the clinch.
Rubble throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bing Bang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rubble with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rubble. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bang is pressing down on Rubble's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rubble is holding on for now.
Rubble tries to roll over but Bang keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang is nestled in close to Rubble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bang tries to pass to full mount but Rubble defends it.
Rubble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rubble is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bang scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bang prevents Rubble from improving his position.
Bang wants to take a breather but Rubble is having none of it.
Rubble keeping control of the position.
Rubble is looking to improve his position.
Bang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rubble sees it coming and defends easily.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rubble is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubble controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is staying active underneath Bang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rubble trying to hold on to Bang's head to control him but Bang postures up.
Bang trying to control the action but Rubble is working from the bottom.
Bang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rubble is just riding it out for now. Bang eventually gives up the hold.
Bing Bang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rubble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rubble tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bang has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Rubble is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble wants to control but Bang is having none of it.
Rubble is looking to improve his position but Bang isn't that keen on the idea.
Bang landing strikes from the mount.
Rubble takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rubble wants to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
Bang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bang prevents Rubble from getting the reversal.
Rubble slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rubble is doing well to control the position and prevent Bang from advancing to side control.
Rubble is not content to let Bang control the position.
Bang prevents Rubble from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubble trying to control from the bottom.
Bang is keen to just control but Rubble is a slippery customer.
Bang controlling the action here.
Rubble tries to roll over but Bang keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Bang.
Rubble is looking to improve his position.
Bang is pressing down on Rubble's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rubble is holding on for now.
Rubble wants to get back to full guard.
Bang works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bang trying to control but Rubble is having none of it.
Rubble is desperately trying to improve his position but Bang has a good base and remains in mount.
Rubble taking shots to the head.
Rubble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bang with a couple of short strikes.
Bang looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rubble is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bang has hold of Rubble's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rubble manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rubble is working to get back to half guard.
Bang avoids the attempt from Rubble to control.
Bang prevents Rubble from getting the reversal.
Bang lands a nice shot to the head.
Bang tries to push Rubble's head away but Rubble is holding on tight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubble working to try and regain half guard.
Bang wants to control the pace but Rubble is squirming around nicely.
Rubble is trying desperately to improve position.
Bang avoids the attempt from Rubble to control.
Rubble is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bang tries to control but Rubble wriggling away.
Bang lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bang cracks Rubble with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bang raining down shots from the mount!
Rubble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rubble is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rubble is looking to escape.
Rubble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rubble is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rubble tries to reverse the position but Bang maintains control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rubble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rubble tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang lands with some strikes.
Bang looking to control but Rubble is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rubble really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rubble is trying desperately to improve position.
Rubble is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rubble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bang is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rubble is in a horrible position here. Bang smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bang fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bing Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rubble throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubble takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice straight punches there by Bang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bang.
Rubble tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Rubble misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bang 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 Rubble has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rubble and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bang defending well as Rubble loads up on a big left hand.
Rubble misses with a left hand
and Bang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bang circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang's corner calls for a 1-2. Bang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bang checks the leg kick.
Rubble sets himself, and Bang steps forward looking for the clinch! Rubble avoids it this time.
Bang gets tackled into the cage by Rubble. Rubble maintains the clinch.
Bang trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bang blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Rubble.
Rubble misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bang is trying to maintain a safe position but Rubble gets an underhook and turns Bang into the cage.
Bang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bang cracks Rubble with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Bang.
Bang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rubble can pounce on him.
Bang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rubble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
Rubble closes the distance and clinches.
Rubble works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubble prevents a body shot from Bang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble struggles to land a body shot inside as Bang controls his hands.
Rubble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Detritus Rubble has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rubble misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bang blocking some punches.
Rubble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Rubble - that landed with a thud.
Rubble tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Rubble scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rubble lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rubble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rubble.
Rubble lands with a light punch inside.
Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rubble is defending well for now.
Bang blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble avoiding damage as Bang throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rubble.
Rubble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Rubble.
Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rubble gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike.
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rubble pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rubble on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rubble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rubble blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Rubble lands a hook that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Rubble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bang blocks an uppercut.
Bang blocks an uppercut.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bing Bang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bang tries to stall but Rubble uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rubble lands with a left to the head.
Rubble struggles to land a body shot inside as Bang controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
Rubble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rubble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rubble pushes Bang back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bang wants to break free but Rubble has control.
Rubble throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Rubble has a couple of punches blocked by Bang.
Bang blocks a body shot from Rubble.
Rubble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a right hand.
Bang misses with a knee strike.
Rubble misses with a punch on the inside.
Rubble lands a shot to the body.
Rubble tries a body shot but Bang blocks it.
Bang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rubble has Bang pressed against the cage, preventing Bang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rubble lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
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!
Rubble lands a shot to the body.
Rubble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubble lands a right hand.
Rubble lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rubble.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rubble misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rubble.
Bang is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Rubble.
Rubble tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
Bang is still on wobbly legs! Can Rubble finish him?
Rubble lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rubble.
Bang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rubble unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Bang! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rubble is unloading with more strikes now! Bang drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Detritus Rubble!
Detritus Rubble was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Jay (ranked 785 p4p, 933 weight class) and Luan Mesquita (ranked 101 p4p, 117 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luan Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesquita let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jay misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Rock Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay throws a head kick that misses
and Mesquita counters with a right hand to the body.
Jay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Mesquita has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jay is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jay misses with a looping left.
Mesquita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay throws a counter high kick but Mesquita was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jay fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch but Mesquita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jay throws a head kick that misses.
Mesquita with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mesquita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mesquita working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jay has one of Mesquita's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mesquita connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control but Jay is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita working the ground and pound but Jay is defending the strikes.
Jay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jay tries to get out of the position.
Check out the look on Mesquita's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mesquita laying and praying for a moment but Jay takes advantage and regains half guard.
Mesquita works his way into full mount!
Jay is in a horrible position here. Mesquita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
 It looks like Rock Jay has been cut.
Jay suckers Mesquita into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Jay is now in Mesquita's guard!
Mesquita looking to control.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jay defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jay defends it easily.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jay uses it to pass to side control.
Mesquita gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jay seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mesquita does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jay's guard.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Jay blocks nicely.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses.
Jay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jay keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's six 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.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mesquita stands up over Jay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Jay.
Mesquita throws a strike but Jay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jay defends well.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jay uses it to pass to side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jay off and has taken his back!
Jay is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mesquita gets his way!
Mesquita working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Mesquita looking to break Jay's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jay remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mesquita will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jay won't enjoy being in this position. Mesquita looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Jay is tapping - it's over boys! Mesquita picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luan Mesquita!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Howell (ranked 698 p4p, 941 weight class) and Thunda Punch (ranked 80 p4p, 108 weight class). Howell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- The Unseen. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell misses with a straight right.
Howell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Punch slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Punch.
Howell throws a body kick that misses
and Punch counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Julius Howell has been cut.
Punch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Punch won't be happy with that.
Punch is trying to control Howell's posture but Howell avoids it.
Punch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Howell off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch avoiding Howell 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Howell rolls, trying to escape but Punch keeps control of the position.
Howell trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Punch really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Howell.
Punch gets his hands free as Howell looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
I would not like to be Howell right now.
Howell rolls, trying to escape but Punch keeps control of the position.
Punch controlling from the back.
Howell is trying to break free.
Howell is working hard here to advance position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Punch controlling the positon.
Howell can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch controlling from the back.
Howell trying to control but not successfully.
Howell is really stuck here.
Punch slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
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.
Howell trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Punch has the hooks in. Howell is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good control from Punch.
Punch is continuing to stall.
Howell is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Punch not allowing Howell to control his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell is trying to break free.
Punch avoiding Howell 's attempts to control his hands.
Howell is really stuck here.
That's six 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.
Punch has good solid back control here.
Punch not allowing Howell to control his hands.
Howell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Howell wants to hold on but Punch pushes him away.
Punch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Howell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell is looking for a sweep. Punch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Howell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Howell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Punch uses it to pass to side control.
Punch tries to move into full mount but can't pass Howell's legs.
Howell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Punch's best efforts.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Punch seems content to control.
The adventures of Punch the control monster continue. Boring.
Howell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Howell gets back to full guard.
Howell looking for a guillotine here but Punch defends easily.
Howell looking for subs off his back but Punch has passed one foot through into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Howell actively working from the bottom here.
Punch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howell regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thunda Punch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Howell'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.
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
Howell blocks the body kick.
Howell misses with a left hand
and Punch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Howell thinking.
Good exchange - Howell coming out on top.
Howell misses with a looping left.
Howell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Punch.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell lands a slapping body shot.
Punch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throws a sloppy head kick and Howell moves out of range easily.
Punch moves away from the strike by Howell.
Punch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Punch walks into a stiff left hand from Howell.
Punch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Howell throws a lazy uppercut
and Punch counters with a left to the body.
Howell just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch pushes Howell away with a front kick.
Punch cracks a nice hook into Howell's ribs.
Punch looks to throw a body kick
and Howell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Howell seems content to control.
Howell is looking for a kimura but Punch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Howell to get the leverage.
Howell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Howell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punch is looking to improve his position.
Howell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Punch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Howell is trying to work for a kimura but Punch is defending well.
Howell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Howell is trying to control. Punch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Punch wants to control but Howell is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Howell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Punch's head.
Howell stops Punch from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Punch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Punch tries to land a leg kick but Howell saw it coming and moves away.
Howell tries to counter with a takedown but Punch is quick to defend against it.
Nice body kick from Punch.
Punch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Howell.
Punch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Punch misses.
Punch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Howell rather than just go for the knockout.
Punch tests Howell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Howell throws a right hand that misses
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch feints a jab promting Howell to slip. Punch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Howell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Punch, as that shot connected.
Howell throws a jab when Punch was well out of range.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunda Punch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punch scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howell. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Punch works Howell's body with a nice hook.
Punch has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Howell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Punch misses.
Punch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Howell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Punch.
Punch misses with a jab to the body
and Howell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Punch.
Punch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punch. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell attempts a counter takedown but Punch avoids it well and moves away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a combination. Punch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Punch counters with a nice uppercut.
Howell with a hook.
Punch throws a lazy right hand but Howell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Punch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Howell connects with a looping right hand.
Punch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Howell slips under a jab from Punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Howell connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howell moves out of range of the body kick.
Howell scores with the left hand. Punch knows he should have avoided that one.
Howell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punch looks to land a body kick but Howell moved away.
Punch avoids the body shot from Howell.
A thudding body kick lands there by Punch!
The fighters circling - Punch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Howell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Punch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punch throws a push kick but Howell slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Howell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Punch thuds a left hand into Howell's body.
Howell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Howell throws a body shot but no joy.
Punch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Punch thumps Howell with a low kick.
Punch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thunda Punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julius Howell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell misses with a body punch
enabling Punch to counter with a crisp jab.
Punch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Punch motions for Howell to come forward. Punch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punch looks to land a right hand but Howell moved out of range.
A left lands for Howell.
Howell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch misses with a kick to the body.
Punch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Howell under the eye.
Thunda Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Punch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Punch.
Punch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Punch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Punch.
Punch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Punch pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Howell back to the cage. Punch follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Punch stuns Howell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Punch!
Punch digs a good hook to Howell's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howell jabs Punch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Howell is just out of range.
Punch lands a glancing blow to the side of Howell's head.
Julius Howell's cut is getting worse.
Punch moves out of range of the strikes.
Punch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Howell will feel that in the morning.
Howell throws a poor cross that misses
and Punch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punch misses with the combination.
Punch connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Punch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howell tries to counter with a takedown but Punch is quick to defend against it.
Howell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Punch manages to avoid it.
Punch lands a really nice looking cross but Howell seems unphased.
Howell lands with a right hand.
Howell fails to land with a series of punches.
Howell swings widly with a right hand
and Punch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice combination there by Punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch misses with the body kick
and Howell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howell is stalling in the full guard.
Howell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Punch managing to control the position.
Punch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Julius Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Howell cracks Punch with a solid left hand.
Punch can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howell controls the pace.
Thunda Punch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Punch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Howell misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Punch.
Punch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Punch there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy body kick from Howell
and Punch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thunda Punch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punch. Howell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howell misses with a double jab
and Punch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howell misses with a kick to the body
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howell misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Howell.
Punch misses with the body kick
letting Howell counter with a right hand.
Punch misses with a kick to the body
and Howell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Punch!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch is trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Howell is trying to get an arm triangle but Punch is defending well.
Howell is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Punch manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Howell actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Punch controlling the pace.
Howell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Howell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Howell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Punch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Punch's back!
Punch defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Howell throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries to escape but Howell has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Howell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Punch wants to get back to his feet.
Punch is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Howell off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Punch trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thunda Punch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Punch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thunda Punch!
Thunda Punch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Cloud (ranked 421 p4p, 827 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 48 p4p, 95 weight class). Axmed Abdullah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cloud throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cloud.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Cloud avoids it easily.
Cloud looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullah is just out of range.
Abdullah throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Abdullah avoids the body shot from Cloud.
Jab, jab by Cloud - just one landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abdullah . That's going to slow Cloud down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud stuffs the takedown.
Cloud goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Axmed Abdullah has been cut.
Abdullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.
Abdullah throws a hook but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Abdullah lands with a right hand.
Abdullah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cloud.
Robby Cloud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Abdullah . Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with a kick to the body
and Cloud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cloud lands with a straight right. Abdullah didn't see that one coming.
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!
Abdullah lands with an uppercut that bounces Cloud off the cage and back into range.
Cloud scores with a jab.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Cloud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Abdullah slips a jab from Cloud.
Abdullah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Abdullah jabs at Cloud's body.
Abdullah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cloud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullah . Cloud does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah defending well as Cloud loads up on a big left hand.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Cloud tries to move into range but Abdullah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cloud scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cloud clobbers Abdullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cloud throws a series of punches but Abdullah moves out of range.
Abdullah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cloud had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cloud misses with a straight left.
Cloud jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cloud misses with an uppercut. Abdullah saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah dodges the punch combination from Cloud.
Abdullah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloud defending well as Abdullah loads up on a big left hand.
Cloud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cloud misses with a wild body shot.
Cloud stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cloud wants it to stay on the feet.
Robby Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Abdullah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cloud was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abdullah . Cloud shrugs it off though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cloud misses.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah shoots in and drives through. Cloud sprawls well.
It looked like Cloud was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Abdullah .
Abdullah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abdullah changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cloud lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Cloud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdullah .
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Abdullah finds it's target.
Cloud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Abdullah .
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt
and Cloud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Abdullah thinking.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Cloud scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Cloud throws a body punch but Abdullah moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Abdullah feints the counter takedown.
Cloud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdullah misses with a hook. Cloud ducked under it nicely.
Abdullah moves out of range as Cloud strikes.
Cloud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah with the counter takedown but Cloud avoids it easily.
Cloud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Cloud.
Cloud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Abdullah as he connects with a hook.
Abdullah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud lands with a good body shot.
Cloud swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdullah .
Cloud swings widly with a right hand
and Abdullah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cloud really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud tests Abdullah 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdullah scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Cloud.
Abdullah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Axmed Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cloud thuds a left hand into Abdullah 's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cloud walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Abdullah slams his shin into Cloud's torso.
Abdullah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cloud tries to roll over but Abdullah keeps him under control.
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah is looking to take a break and control but Cloud is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cloud is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abdullah scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Robby Cloud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abdullah digs a good body shot into Cloud's ribs.
Cloud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Abdullah backs up against the cage.
Abdullah lands a jab to the nose.
Abdullah lands with a nice body punch.
Cloud on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abdullah misses with a left hand
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Cloud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abdullah scores with a head kick.
Abdullah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Cloud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a hook.
Abdullah thinks about the counter body kick.
Abdullah slips under a jab from Cloud.
Cloud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Abdullah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cloud takes a swing at Abdullah 's ribcage but misses.
Abdullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdullah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cloud is rocked!
Abdullah drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Cloud is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abdullah being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdullah lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cloud avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abdullah won't allow Cloud to sweep him here.
Cloud seems to have got his legs back now.
Cloud wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Abdullah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cloud trying to control the position.
Abdullah with a nice head shot there.
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Abdullah throws an elbow that misses. Cloud uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Abdullah 's guard. Nice move by Cloud!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloud's guard.
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
Cloud has his hands on Abdullah 's head, controlling the position.
Cloud is trying to keep Abdullah in close.
Abdullah is fighting to break Cloud's control of his arms but Cloud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abdullah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cloud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abdullah .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullah trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abdullah postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cloud controls Abdullah momentarily but Abdullah frees himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Abdullah working his ground and pound in the gym.
Cloud looking for a sweep. Not yet Cloud, not yet.
Abdullah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abdullah is pushing down on Cloud's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cloud is fighting to maintain full guard but Abdullah has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abdullah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abdullah working the head and body with strikes.
Abdullah sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cloud defending well though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah wants to control but Cloud is keeping him busy.
Cloud is controlling Abdullah 's trapped leg to prevent Abdullah from advancing to side control.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Abdullah looks to land a strike but Cloud avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Abdullah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abdullah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah scoring with some ground and pound.
Abdullah tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloud is retaining full guard.
Abdullah is working Cloud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abdullah connects with a couple of short punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah distracts Cloud with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abdullah throwing strikes but missing.
Cloud looking to control.
Abdullah is working Cloud over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cloud trying to control the position.
Cloud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cloud's head.
Cloud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Abdullah is controlling him.
Cloud wants to control but Abdullah passes easily into half guard.
Cloud regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abdullah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abdullah is in close to Cloud's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Cloud preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cloud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there.
Abdullah trying to control but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Abdullah is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Abdullah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a body shot.
Abdullah lands a jab to the nose.
Cloud misses with a hook
and Abdullah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cloud's guard.
Abdullah throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abdullah 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cloud has momentary wrist control but Abdullah slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cloud has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Abdullah has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullah lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Axmed Abdullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Axmed Abdullah '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. This is the final round!
Abdullah lands a left and a right that send Cloud crashing to the mat, dazed. Abdullah thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A big left from Cloud misses.
Abdullah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Abdullah misses with a series of wild punches.
Cloud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdullah slips a straight right by Cloud.
Abdullah tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Abdullah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abdullah misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cloud counter with a 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!
Abdullah dives in for a single leg takedown but Cloud sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud missing with a left hand there. Abdullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
Nice shot lands for Cloud.
Cloud looks to land a combination but Abdullah avoids it well.
Abdullah misses with a combination
and Cloud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdullah misses with a straight left.
Abdullah lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdullah scores with a sloppy right hand. Cloud should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Abdullah prevents Cloud from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Abdullah . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Cloud has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdullah is working away from the top position though.
Abdullah missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud keeping control of the position.
Cloud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Cloud is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cloud pushes Abdullah off looking to stand but Abdullah dives back in and keeps control.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Cloud's hands, connecting with Cloud's forehead.
Abdullah not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cloud avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Abdullah lands with a punch from half guard.
Cloud keeping hold of Abdullah 's head, controlling as best he can.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cloud is trying to maintain the position but Abdullah is very close to passing his half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abdullah not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cloud is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abdullah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abdullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloud moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cloud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abdullah .
Abdullah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abdullah .
Cloud is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abdullah throws a right hand that misses
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cloud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cloud as he avoids it easily.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud misses with a looping right.
Abdullah throws the left hand but Cloud avoids the punch easily.
Abdullah moves out of range of the strikes.
Cloud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cloud throws the left hand but Abdullah avoids the punch easily.
Abdullah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloud throwing a counter right hand but Abdullah manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Abdullah . That snapped Cloud's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cloud misses with a lunging right hand
and Abdullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cloud.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Cloud misses the target.
Cloud misses with a shot to the body
and Abdullah counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abdullah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abdullah throws an off balance right hand
and Cloud counters with a left to the body.
Abdullah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud ducks under a wild hook from Abdullah .
Abdullah swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cloud counters with a stiff right hand.
Cloud rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cloud throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud checks a low kick from Abdullah .
Cloud displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah .
Robby Cloud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axmed Abdullah .
Nice shot lands for Abdullah .
Abdullah takes one to the chin there.
Cloud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abdullah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abdullah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cloud circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Cloud throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
Cloud on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abdullah . Abdullah obviously looking to wear him down.
Abdullah tries to work over Cloud's front leg with a kick but Cloud checks it.
Cloud digs a good hook to Abdullah 's body.
Abdullah jabs Cloud right on the nose. Cloud blinks but takes it well.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Abdullah counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axmed Abdullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abdullah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axmed Abdullah !
Our winner, Axmed Abdullah , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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