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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macho Maam Tranny Savage (ranked 2241 p4p, 1874 weight class) and Jake Montgomery (ranked 219 p4p, 182 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tranny Savage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to It's not sir it's MA'AM!!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macho Maam Tranny Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Montgomery!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montgomery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Montgomery misses with a looping right.
Tranny Savage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Montgomery throws a series of strikes that have Tranny Savage backpedaling.
Montgomery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tranny Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tranny Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Montgomery tries to pull guard but Tranny Savage won't allow it.
Tranny Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Montgomery controls the action.
Montgomery jumps guard.
Tranny Savage passes Montgomery's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montgomery is trying to get back to full guard.
Montgomery taking some punishment here, with Tranny Savage in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, if Tranny Savage is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tranny Savage seems to be looking for submissions.
Tranny Savage takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Montgomery is in trouble now - Tranny Savage has advanced to mount!
Tranny Savage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Montgomery wants to hold on but Tranny Savage pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montgomery is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Tranny Savage locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Montgomery is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Macho Maam Tranny Savage!
Macho Maam Tranny Savage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between War Turtle (ranked 2492 p4p, 2329 weight class) and Scott Calvin (ranked 244 p4p, 228 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, War Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Calvin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calvin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turtle. That one must have hurt.
Calvin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turtle. Turtle obviously looking to wear him down.
Calvin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turtle is trying to defend but Calvin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Turtle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calvin.
Turtle wants to sweep here but Calvin controlling him for the moment.
Calvin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calvin postures up in Turtle's guard and throws a big left but Turtle blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calvin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvin landing some decent shots from guard.
Turtle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turtle managing to control the position.
Calvin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turtle looking for a sweep. Not yet Turtle, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle is trying to control the position but Calvin postures up.
Calvin throws an elbow that misses. Turtle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Calvin's guard. Nice move by Turtle!
Calvin pulls Turtle in close to prevent any damage.
Turtle trying to control but Calvin is working from the bottom.
Calvin wants to sweep here but Turtle controlling him for the moment.
Calvin has Turtle pulled in close to control his posture.
Calvin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calvin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calvin drops an elbow to the side of Turtle's head.
Calvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calvin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calvin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turtle won't allow Calvin to pass to mount.
Calvin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Calvin there.
Turtle tries to roll over but Calvin keeps him under control.
Turtle wants to control but Calvin is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvin wants to control but Turtle is keeping him busy.
Turtle wants to get back to full guard.
Calvin lands with a punch from half guard.
Calvin winds up and cracks Turtle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Calvin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
 Turtle is rocked!
Calvin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Turtle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turtle tries to roll over but Calvin keeps him under control.
Turtle taking some punishment here, with Calvin in his half guard.
Turtle wants to control but Calvin is keeping busy.
Turtle seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Turtle.
Turtle is trying to keep Calvin in close.
Calvin throwing strikes but missing.
Calvin throws a strike but Turtle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Turtle definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Calvin 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.
Calvin controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turtle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Calvin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turtle postures up in Calvin's guard and throws a big left but Calvin blocks it.
Calvin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Calvin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Calvin.
Calvin has his takedown stuffed
and Turtle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calvin thinking.
Calvin fails with a takedown attempt.
War Turtle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Calvin.
Turtle scores with a nice right hand.
Turtle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turtle is looking for a counter combo.
Turtle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Calvin has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvin shoots in and drives through. Turtle sprawls well.
Turtle thinks about countering with a body kick.
Calvin doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Turtle counter with a right hand.
Turtle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calvin shoots and misses
enabling Turtle to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turtle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle feints a jab promting Calvin to slip. Turtle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Calvin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 Calvin is rocked!
Turtle lands a brutal uppercut that launches Calvin off his feet! Calvin tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). War Turtle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saint Arai (ranked 1442 p4p, 2023 weight class) and Charlie Edwards (ranked 150 p4p, 199 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saint Arai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Arai in a clinch.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai lands the left hand.
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Arai presses Edwards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards moves into the clinch successfully.
Edwards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arai is on top in guard.
Arai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edwards looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Edwards had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arai defends it easily.
Arai sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Arai postures up.
Edwards will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Edwards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Arai controlling him for the moment.
Arai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arai lands the left hand.
Arai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edwards under the eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Arai.
Arai tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Arai pushes him off.
Arai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Edwards tries to clinch but Arai is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Arai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Arai misses.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai works the jab nicely.
Edwards moves to clinch but Arai breaks away
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Arai throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards shoots and misses
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charlie Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Arai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arai stuffs the takedown.
Arai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edwards on the side of the head.
Edwards shoots and misses
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Edwards tries to clinch but Arai is having none of it.
Edwards tries to clinch but Arai moves away
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Edwards pushes Arai up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Edwards to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Arai with a nice cross.
Arai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Arai.
A swing and a miss from Arai.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arai.
Arai leaves Edwards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saint Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Edwards.
No luck for Edwards with that takedown attempt.
Arai lands with a shot to the body.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt - Arai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a two punch combo.
Edwards wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
Arai tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arai blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Arai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown. Arai tries to sprawl out of it but Edwards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Edwards clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arai manages to break the clinch.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Arai back into the cage.
Edwards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Arai swats away the attempt to clinch by Edwards.
Arai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards wants to clinch up but Arai keeps it at a distance.
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Arai in a clinch.
Arai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Arai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards wants to control but Arai is keeping him busy.
Arai is looking to regain half guard here but Edwards keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards trying to control the action but Arai is working from the bottom.
Arai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Edwards trying to control the pace.
Arai pushes Edwards off and gets back to his feet.
Edwards closes the distance but Arai moves to the side
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Edwards.
Charlie Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arai throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Arai in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arai swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Arai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edwards.
Edwards blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai works Edwards's body with a nice hook.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Arai.
Edwards wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Edwards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arai. Arai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Arai circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edwards somewhat.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up with Arai, looking for a takedown. Edwards pushes Arai against the cage but Arai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arai is looking to counter punch.
Edwards on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arai lands with a cross.
Edwards moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Edwards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saint Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Edwards.
Arai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edwards takes the fight into the clinch.
Arai breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards closes the distance but Arai moves to the side
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Arai gets tackled into the cage by Edwards. Edwards maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Edwards.
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards forces Arai back against the cage and clinches.
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Arai throws a shot to the body.
Arai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Edwards.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Arai circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arai connects with a body shot.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edwards moves into range and clinches up with Arai.
Arai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Edwards misses.
Arai misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Arai. No joy for Edwards on that attempt.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Arai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arai misses with an uppercut.
Arai works over Edwards's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Arai misses.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Arai avoids it with no problem.
Arai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arai lands with a hook. Edwards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arai throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edwards at a distance.
A punch combination from Arai misses.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
A very excited looking Saint Arai made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Castillo (ranked 1578 p4p, 2640 weight class) and Edgar Garcia Jr (ranked 163 p4p, 245 weight class). Garcia Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: “Still Tippinâ€. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Garcia Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia Jr looks to land a combination but Castillo avoids it well.
Castillo misses with a hook.
Garcia Jr looks to throw the jab but Castillo is out of range.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Garcia Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garcia Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Castillo circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia Jr throws a one two combo.
Garcia Jr with a hook.
Castillo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Garcia Jr to the ground. Castillo is now in Garcia Jr's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Garcia Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castillo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr has control of Castillo's left arm, preventing Castillo from doing any damage.
Castillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia Jr is retaining full guard.
Castillo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia Jr trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Garcia Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia Jr wants to improve his position but instead Castillo has moved into half guard.
We've been hearing that Castillo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Garcia Jr tries to kick Castillo off but Castillo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Castillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Castillo lands a nice short elbow.
Castillo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Garcia Jr wants to improve his position but Castillo is controlling well.
Castillo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand up here but Castillo is controlling him well.
Castillo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia Jr keeps working.
Garcia Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castillo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castillo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia Jr is trying to stand back up but Castillo is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garcia Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Castillo.
Castillo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia Jr's head.
Garcia Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia Jr trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garcia Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Castillo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Castillo's back!
Garcia Jr is looking for the choke from the back position but Castillo is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Garcia Jr's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Castillo just trying to survive but Garcia Jr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Garcia Jr trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Castillo breaks Garcia Jr's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Garcia Jr is trying to keep Castillo in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Castillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Castillo cracks Garcia Jr with a solid left hand.
Castillo stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Castillo is pushing down on Garcia Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcia Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Castillo has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo slips a nice elbow through Garcia Jr's hands, connecting with Garcia Jr's forehead.
Garcia Jr is in trouble now - Castillo has advanced to mount!
Castillo landing strikes from the mount.
Garcia Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep. Castillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Castillo working over Garcia Jr with some ground and pound. Garcia Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia Jr taking some punishment here, with Castillo in his half guard.
Garcia Jr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castillo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcia Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Castillo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garcia Jr defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Castillo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A big left from Castillo misses.
Garcia Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castillo.
Castillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Castillo blocks it.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Garcia Jr to keep the fight standing.
Castillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Garcia Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castillo misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr scores with a shot to the side of Castillo's head.
Garcia Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Castillo tries to work over Garcia Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia Jr can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr wants to break free but Castillo has control.
Castillo lands with a right to the head.
Garcia Jr digs a right hand underneath Castillo's ribcage. Castillo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garcia Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castillo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo is looking for a takedown.
Castillo blocks a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Garcia Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Castillo can't get the takedown.
Castillo letting Garcia Jr take a breather here.
Garcia Jr stalling in the clinch.
Garcia Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Castillo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Garcia Jr can turn it around.
Garcia Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo throws a body punch but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia Jr slips under a jab from Castillo.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia Jr but Garcia Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Garcia Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia Jr lands a nice hook to Castillo's body. Castillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castillo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia Jr.
Castillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Garcia Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillo.
Garcia Jr throws a counter combo.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Castillo avoids them all with ease.
Castillo misses with an uppercut. Garcia Jr saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillo throws out the jab.
Castillo misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Castillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia Jr.
Castillo fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillo misses with a looping left.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Garcia Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillo.
Garcia Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Castillo rather than just go for the knockout.
Garcia Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Castillo finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia Jr's head.
Garcia Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castillos head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Castillo.
Castillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garcia Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Castillo is trying to pull guard but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Castillo tries a body shot but Garcia Jr blocks it.
Garcia Jr prevents a body shot from Castillo.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Castillo fails to land.
Castillo decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castillo is on top in guard.
Garcia Jr 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Garcia Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Garcia Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castillo.
Castillo misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Castillo.
Castillo scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Garcia Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with an uppercut. Castillo saw that one coming.
Garcia Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a right hand that Castillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillo also avoids with ease.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Garcia Jr misses with a looping right.
Garcia Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo tests Garcia Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castillo takes a swing at Garcia Jr's ribcage but misses.
Garcia Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Garcia Jr slips a straight right by Castillo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo throws a nice looking combination but Garcia Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia Jr has closed the distance and engaged Castillo in a clinch.
Castillo is looking for a takedown.
Castillo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castillo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Garcia Jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Castillo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Castillo working for a choke but Garcia Jr is defending well.
Castillo scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Garcia Jr is looking for a way out.
Garcia Jr trying to get back to his feet but Castillo is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo scores with punches from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo is looking to control Garcia Jr but Garcia Jr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Castillo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Garcia Jr is in bad spot here.
Garcia Jr showing good submission defense here.
Richard Castillo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia Jr trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Castillo is looking for the choke from the back position but Garcia Jr is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Garcia Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Castillo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Garcia Jr trying to control the hands but Castillo breaks the grip.
Castillo has the hooks in. Garcia Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Castillo scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
You can see the frustration on Garcia Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillo landing with strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Castillo.
Garcia Jr tries to escape the position.
Castillo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Castillo gets his hands free as Garcia Jr looks to control.
Castillo wants to control the position but Garcia Jr frees himself and scrambles - Castillo manages to regain control in side control.
Garcia Jr is looking for a sweep.
Castillo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castillo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Garcia Jr is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Castillo yanks on the arm and Garcia Jr is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Castillo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Castillo!
Richard Castillo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gotrek Gurnisson (ranked 595 p4p, 1298 weight class) and Geordi La Forge (ranked 59 p4p, 136 weight class). Gurnisson comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Is The Devil - J Cole. La Forge has chosen Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gotrek Gurnisson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geordi La Forge!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurnisson lands with a straight right. La Forge didn't see that one coming.
Gurnisson takes a kick to the side of the head.
 It looks like Gotrek Gurnisson has been cut.
La Forge misses with a body kick.
Gurnisson staying out of range there.
La Forge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
La Forge lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gurnisson will feel that in the morning.
La Forge misses with an uppercut.
La Forge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gurnisson avoids the head kick by La Forge.
Gurnisson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
La Forge throws a body kick that misses
so Gurnisson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gurnisson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Forge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
La Forge is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gurnisson wants to control from the top but La Forge keeps moving.
La Forge is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
La Forge is trying to keep Gurnisson in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
La Forge wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
La Forge scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gurnisson throws a lazy uppercut
and La Forge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gurnisson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gurnisson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before La Forge can pounce on him.
Gurnisson drives through and clinches with La Forge against the cage.
La Forge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Forge tries to circle away but Gurnisson has him pinned against the cage.
Gurnisson swings wildly with an uppercut but La Forge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurnisson manages to break the clinch.
La Forge looks to land a body kick but Gurnisson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson lands a right hook to the body.
La Forge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gurnisson jabs La Forge to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gurnisson misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Forge misses with a body shot.
La Forge misses with a low kick.
La Forge looks to throw a body kick
and Gurnisson counters with a shoot takedown. La Forge fights it but they end up in guard.
Gurnisson looking to pass the guard.
Gurnisson stopping the sweep attempt from La Forge.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Forge is trying to hold Gurnisson in close to prevent damage but Gurnisson has managed to pass into half guard.
La Forge is looking to control Gurnisson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can La Forge avoid being mounted?
La Forge felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gurnisson prevents La Forge from improving his position.
La Forge is still trying to improve position.
La Forge gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurnisson trying to control the position from guard on top but La Forge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Gotrek Gurnisson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gotrek Gurnisson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
La Forge dips to his left and cracks Gurnisson with an uppercut!
La Forge throws the left hand but Gurnisson avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Gurnisson finds it's target.
A head kick misses from La Forge.
La Forge has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
La Forge misses with an uppercut.
Gurnisson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
La Forge misses the shot to the body.
La Forge throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurnisson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gurnisson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from La Forge. That one must have hurt.
La Forge tries to land a front kick but Gurnisson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurnisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Forge manages to avoid it.
Gurnisson misses with a body punch
and La Forge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geordi La Forge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Forge throws a shot from downtown. Gurnisson moves away and avoids it.
La Forge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters circling a little - La Forge finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gurnisson stuns La Forge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gurnisson dips to his left and cracks La Forge with an uppercut!
Jab from Gurnisson.
Gurnisson blocks a head kick by La Forge.
La Forge on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gurnisson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
La Forge lands with a slapping head kick.
Gurnisson shoots in looking for a takedown but La Forge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gurnisson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
La Forge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot.
A head kick by La Forge misses
and Gurnisson counters with a straight right hand.
La Forge tries to land a body kick
and Gurnisson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Forge is rocked!
Gurnisson drives through and clinches with La Forge against the cage.
La Forge manages to break the clinch.
La Forge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gurnisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
La Forge counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurnisson lands a nice shot that snaps La Forge's head back.
La Forge is still on wobbly legs! Can Gurnisson finish him?
Gurnisson misses with a double jab.
La Forge lands with a kick to the temple. Gurnisson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gurnisson closes the distance looking for a takedown. La Forge stuffs it but Gurnisson still has hold of him. Gurnisson picks La Forge up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Gurnisson slams La Forge to the floor and that's really hurt La Forge - he doesn't know where he is! Gurnisson throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gotrek Gurnisson!
Gotrek Gurnisson retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Gotrek Gurnisson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Swag Sitsongrit (ranked 600 p4p, 516 weight class) and Kalle Frid (ranked 71 p4p, 60 weight class). Swag Sitsongrit 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Swag Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kalle Frid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A shot to the body from Frid misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Frid.
Frid throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frid throws a series of strikes that have Sitsongrit backpedaling.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frid throws a one two combo.
Frid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frid shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sitsongrit eats them both and turns towards Frid to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sitsongrit lands a front kick.
Frid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frid swings widly with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Kalle Frid has been cut.
Frid throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit thinks about countering with a body kick.
Frid misses with a combination
and Frid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frid looks winded!
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Frid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Frid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Kalle Frid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frid, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Frid misses with a hook
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
Frid is rocked!
Jab, jab by Frid - just one landing.
Frid is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Frid cracks Sitsongrit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frid seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Frid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Frid.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Frid misses with a double jab
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Frid throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sitsongrit counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Frid misses with a leg kick
and Sitsongrit counters with a huge left! Frid is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sitsongrit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Frid from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sitsongrit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Swag Sitsongrit!
Swag Sitsongrit retains his lightweight title!
Swag Sitsongrit bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Onana (ranked 434 p4p, 1684 weight class) and Johel Yomero (ranked 51 p4p, 197 weight class). Onana comes to the cage accompanied by Outstanding - The Gap Band. Johel Yomero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffery Onana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johel Yomero!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yomero in his tracks.
Yomero throws a lazy uppercut
letting Onana counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Onana as Yomero shoots in.
Yomero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Onana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yomero misses with a takedown
and Onana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yomero dives in and grabs Onana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Onana pushes down on Yomero's head and hops out.
Jeffery Onana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johel Yomero.
Yomero scores with a hook.
Yomero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Onana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yomero shoots and misses
enabling Onana to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Onana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yomero's head.
Yomero is rocked!
Onana ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Yomero out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeffery Onana!
Jeffery Onana retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeffery Onana thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shot Of Coke (ranked 821 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Tony Twist (ranked 99 p4p, 148 weight class). Twist is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: tony twist fights, enjoy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shot Of Coke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Twist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Coke closes the distance and clinches.
Twist manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Twist is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Of Coke frees his head nicely. Oh but Twist has switched to an armbar! Of Coke is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tony Twist!
Tony Twist tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikodem Kowalczyk (ranked 779 p4p, 2254 weight class) and Adan Rollins (ranked 97 p4p, 263 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikodem Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adan Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins cracks a nice hook into Kowalczyk's ribs.
Rollins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kowalczyk lands with an overhand left.
Kowalczyk swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Kowalczyk tries to move into range but Rollins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Nikodem Kowalczyk has been cut.
Kowalczyk misses with a straight left.
Rollins throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Rollins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kowalczyk stuffs the takedown.
Kowalczyk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Rollins circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalczyk scores with a body shot.
Kowalczyk loads up on a big right hand but Rollins slips the punch.
Kowalczyk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rollins. Rollins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kowalczyk tests Rollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Kowalczyk throws a lazy right hand but Rollins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalczyk lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollins off the cage and back into range.
Nikodem Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalczyk scores with a hook.
Rollins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Rollins avoids the punch easily.
Rollins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rollins.
Nikodem Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk pushes Rollins up against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalczyk can't find room to land a body shot as Rollins controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rollinss head.
Kowalczyk lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.
Rollins breaks from the clinch.
Kowalczyk throws a jab when Rollins was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins staying out of range there.
Rollins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk scores with a nice head shot.
Rollins lands a jab to the nose.
Kowalczyk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Rollins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Rollins moves out of range.
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch.
Rollins prevents a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Rollins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalczyk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rollins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Rollins tries a body shot but Kowalczyk blocks it.
Kowalczyk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kowalczyk.
Rollins manages to break the clinch.
Rollins with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rollins momentarily.
Rollins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kowalczyk thuds a left hand into Rollins's body.
Kowalczyk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rollins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalczyk circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalczyk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rollins misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Rollins misses its intended target.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollins moves away.
Kowalczyk swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Rollins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut.
Rollins is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rollins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kowalczyk moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Kowalczyk does it's job there.
Kowalczyk lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollins off the cage and back into range.
Kowalczyk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rollins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook. Rollins ducked under it nicely.
Kowalczyk swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Kowalczyk digs a good hook to Rollins's body.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalczyk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodem Kowalczyk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikodem Kowalczyk'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.
Rollins throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it.
Kowalczyk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rollins manages to circle out of the way.
Rollins throws a series of punches but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk moves into range and clinches up with Rollins.
Rollins drags the fight down to the ground.
Rollins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kowalczyk manages to get himself to full guard.
Rollins preventing the sweep.
Kowalczyk pulls Rollins in close to prevent any damage.
Kowalczyk has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Rollins stopping the sweep attempt from Kowalczyk.
Rollins tries to stand but Kowalczyk is controlling from the bottom.
Kowalczyk wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalczyk keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Rollins throws an elbow that misses. Kowalczyk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rollins's guard. Nice move by Kowalczyk!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowalczyk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kowalczyk trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalczyk throws a big right hand that misses.
Kowalczyk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rollins can do to turn this around?
Rollins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kowalczyk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Kowalczyk from controlling successfully.
Rollins is trying to control the position but Kowalczyk postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kowalczyk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rollins tries to counter with a clinch but Kowalczyk shakes him off and moves away.
Kowalczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kowalczyk gets a clinch.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
Kowalczyk works on Rollins's body with a couple of short punches.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rollins breaks the clinch.
Kowalczyk connects with a jab.
Kowalczyk jabs at Rollins's body.
Kowalczyk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rollins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kowalczyk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rollins under the eye.
That's four 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!
Kowalczyk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rollins! But no joy.
Kowalczyk clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with a right to the head.
Rollins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollins presses Kowalczyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Rollins has had enough of the clinch but Kowalczyk keeps him there for the moment.
Nikodem Kowalczyk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Kowalczyk.
Rollins is breathing heavily.
Rollins misses with some punches.
Rollins is trying to force a seperation but Kowalczyk has the dominant position.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalczyk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rollins misses with the head strike.
Rollins lands a shot to the body.
Rollins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalczyk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikodem Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikodem Kowalczyk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kowalczyk moves into range and clinches up with Rollins.
Kowalczyk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Kowalczyk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalczyk misses with a body punch.
Kowalczyk cracks Rollins with a nice body shot.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kowalczyk throws a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk scores with a body shot.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rollins misses with an uppercut.
Kowalczyk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kowalczyk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalczyk wants it to stay on the feet.
Kowalczyk is looking to counter the offense by Rollins and move into the clinch.
Rollins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice jab there from Kowalczyk.
Rollins walks into a stiff left hand from Kowalczyk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk connects with a body shot that sends Rollins's belly button to the back.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Kowalczyk and Rollins goes tumbling to the canvas! Kowalczyk follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Rollins is rocked!
We've been hearing that Kowalczyk has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kowalczyk controlling the pace.
Rollins is still in real trouble! Can Kowalczyk finish him?
Kowalczyk slips a nice elbow through Rollins's hands, connecting with Rollins's forehead.
Rollins taking some punishment here, with Kowalczyk in his half guard.
Kowalczyk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rollins's head.
Rollins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kowalczyk.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Rollins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rollins seems to have recovered his senses.
Kowalczyk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rollins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adan Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kowalczyk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalczyk is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalczyk scoring with some ground and pound.
Kowalczyk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowalczyk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowalczyk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rollins looking for a sweep. Not yet Rollins, not yet.
Nikodem Kowalczyk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kowalczyk is aware though and is defending well.
Kowalczyk is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch
and Kowalczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kowalczyk looks to clinch
letting Rollins counter with a right hand.
Rollins swings for the body but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rollins.
Nice body punch from Rollins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kowalczyk scores with a jab to the head.
Kowalczyk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kowalczyk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rollins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kowalczyk lands the left hand.
Rollins misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kowalczyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rollins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kowalczyk scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalczyk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikodem Kowalczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kowalczyk 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikodem Kowalczyk!
Nikodem Kowalczyk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aoatea Nuku (ranked 503 p4p, 707 weight class) and Marion Williamson (ranked 63 p4p, 85 weight class). Aoatea Nuku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marion Williamson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aoatea Nuku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marion Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuku swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
A jab from Nuku finds it's way through Williamson's defenses.
It looks like Marion Williamson has been cut.
Williamson tests Nuku's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williamson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williamson throws a big shot that misses.
Williamson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nuku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marion Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williamson pushes Nuku up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson lands a nice shot to the body.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Williamson as the two fighters clinch.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson tries to work over Nuku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body.
Nuku prevents a body shot from Williamson.
Nuku scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuku breaks the clinch.
Williamson tries to clinch but Nuku is having none of it.
Nuku half committed to a counter leg kick.
Williamson wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Nuku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nuku takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williamson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Nuku swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nuku cracks Williamson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nuku misses with an uppercut.
Williamson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nuku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Nuku tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nuku moves out of range as Williamson strikes.
Williamson ducks under a wild hook from Nuku.
Nuku lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williamson momentarily.
Williamson tries to clinch but Nuku moves out of range.
It looked like Nuku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williamson.
Williamson throws a big shot that misses.
Nuku swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
Williamson throws a shot to the body.
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!
Williamson tries to clinch but Nuku moves out of range.
Nuku connects with a crisp jab.
Williamson throws out a powerful jab.
Nuku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson throws a hook but Nuku avoids it easily.
Nuku circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nuku throws a lazy right hand but Williamson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williamson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williamson wants to clinch up but Nuku keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williamson rushes Nuku and presses him up against the cage.
Williamson pushes Nuku back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nuku misses with the head strike.
Nuku blocks a body shot from Williamson.
Nuku definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuku controls his hands.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body.
Nuku gets through Williamson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nuku fails to land.
Williamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuku controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Williamson.
Williamson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nuku blocks a body shot from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nuku tries to throw a body punch but Williamson avoids it by throwing Nuku back against the cage.
Nuku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Nuku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuku controls his hands.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nuku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williamson.
Nuku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nuku lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson blocking some punches.
Williamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuku controls his hands.
Williamson misses with a body punch.
Nuku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson lands a body shot.
Williamson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nuku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nuku.
Williamson connects with a looping right hand.
Nuku is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marion Williamson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marion Williamson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williamson misses with an uppercut
and Nuku counters with a right hand to the body.
Nuku misses the shot to the body.
Williamson avoids the body shot from Nuku.
Nuku throws a leg kick that misses.
Nuku lands a right hook to the body.
Nuku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williamson closes the distance and clinches.
Williamson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nuku lands a shoulder strike.
Williamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williamson tries a body shot but Nuku blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuku lands a shot to the body.
Nuku has a couple of punches blocked by Williamson.
Nuku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nuku misses with a punch to the body.
Nuku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nuku pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williamson back to the cage. Nuku follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williamson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williamson glances at the clock... BAM! Nuku nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Williamson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Williamson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aoatea Nuku!
Aoatea Nuku retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Aoatea Nuku 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.
Marion Williamson spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry fellas. Billy is getting old and slow. Billy's time is coming to an end.'.
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