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SYN 1091 Ryan vs Exotic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clive Hicks (ranked 2206 p4p, 4522 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 71 p4p, 153 weight class). William Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clive Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace shoots for a takedown but Hicks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A quick step to the side and Hicks tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicks tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hicks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wallace dives in for a single leg takedown but Hicks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Donk. Hicks catches Wallace right on the button with a cross.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hicks but Hicks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clive Hicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Hicks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hicks misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hicks is fending him off so far but Wallace persists. Nope, Hicks circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace looks winded!
Wallace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Hicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Hicks.
Hicks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Hicks.
Hicks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hicks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
 Wallace is rocked!
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt
and Hicks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Hicks finish him?
Hicks closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Wallace out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clive Hicks!
Clive Hicks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyke Tuytuhlz (ranked 2004 p4p, 21082 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 242 p4p, 505 weight class). Tuytuhlz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nas - N.Y. State of Mind. Sarethi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blue Ice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyke Tuytuhlz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarethi tries to land a front kick but Tuytuhlz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tuytuhlz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sarethi.
Sarethi fails to land with a series of punches.
Sarethi misses with a lunging right hand
and Tuytuhlz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuytuhlz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tuytuhlz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sarethi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuytuhlz was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarethi.
Tuytuhlz thuds a left hand into Sarethi's body.
Sarethi slips under a jab from Tuytuhlz.
Tuytuhlz scores with a three punch combo!
 It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Salyn Sarethi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Tuytuhlz blocks the low kick.
Tuytuhlz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarethi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuytuhlz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuytuhlz misses with a two punch combination.
Sarethi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sarethi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuytuhlz circles away quickly and effectively.
As Sarethi tries to get set, Tuytuhlz tries to push him back and clinch up but Sarethi manages to avoid the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarethi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tuytuhlz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
Sarethi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarethi throws out a loose jab but Tuytuhlz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarethi misses with a head kick.
It looked like Tuytuhlz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tuytuhlz takes a swing at Sarethi's ribcage but misses.
Sarethi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tuytuhlz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarethi misses the jab.
Tuytuhlz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sarethi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarethi. Tuytuhlz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tuytuhlz tries to counter by clinching up but Sarethi breaks away and moves out of range.
Sarethi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tuytuhlz counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuytuhlz rushes Sarethi and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sarethi is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Tuytuhlz piles on the pressure and Sarethi crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyke Tuytuhlz!
A very excited looking Lyke Tuytuhlz 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 3288 p4p, 1601 weight class) and Sergej Kusnemirpow (ranked 364 p4p, 188 weight class). Trejo comes to the cage accompanied by El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos. 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 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Kusnemirpow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo misses with a hook. Kusnemirpow ducked under it nicely.
Trejo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trejo misses with a straight right.
Trejo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kusnemirpow counters with a stiff right hand.
Trejo misses with a series of wild punches.
Trejo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kusnemirpow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Trejo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo misses with a head kick.
A cross from Trejo lands.
Trejo throws the left hand but Kusnemirpow avoids the punch easily.
Trejo is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusnemirpow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trejo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kusnemirpow somewhat.
Trejo scores with a leg kick.
Trejo scores with a kick to the body.
Trejo misses with a low kick as Kusnemirpow jumps back.
Trejo misses the jab.
Trejo swinging wildly here.
Trejo misses with a wild combination.
Kusnemirpow steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trejo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Trejo misses.
Kusnemirpow throws out a counter right but Trejo avoids it with no problem.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Kusnemirpow moves out of range.
Kusnemirpow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trejo misses the shot to the body.
Trejo looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusnemirpow is just out of range.
Trejo throws a shot from downtown. Kusnemirpow moves away and avoids it.
Kusnemirpow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trejo.
Trejo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kusnemirpow counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Kusnemirpow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trejo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Kusnemirpow avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kusnemirpow was well out of range. Poor timing from Trejo.
Trejo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trejo.
Kusnemirpow takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danny Trejo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kusnemirpow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kusnemirpow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trejo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kusnemirpow drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Trejo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kusnemirpow has Trejo in his guard.
Kusnemirpow has his feet on Trejo's thighs here. He's pushed Trejo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Trejo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergej Kusnemirpow!
Our winner, Sergej Kusnemirpow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdo Farah (ranked 1805 p4p, 2859 weight class) and Arturito Tampukpuk (ranked 211 p4p, 103 weight class). Abdo Farah is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdo Farah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturito Tampukpuk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tampukpuk misses with a wild body shot.
Tampukpuk wants to clinch up but Farah keeps it at a distance.
Farah throws a series of punches but Tampukpuk avoids them all with ease.
Farah sets himself, and Tampukpuk steps forward looking for the clinch! Farah avoids it this time.
Farah throws a leg kick
and Tampukpuk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tampukpuk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tampukpuk wants to work for an arm triangle but Farah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tampukpuk is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tampukpuk slows the pace down in half guard.
Tampukpuk wants to work for an arm triangle but Farah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tampukpuk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farah defending well though.
Farah tries to roll over but Tampukpuk keeps him under control.
Farah is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tampukpuk seems to be looking for submissions.
Tampukpuk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Farah is refusing to be controlled, as Tampukpuk sits in half guard.
Farah manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tampukpuk keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Farah struggles to land a body shot inside as Tampukpuk controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah tries a body shot but Tampukpuk blocks it.
Tampukpuk breaks from the clinch.
Farah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tampukpuk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Farah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farah thumps Tampukpuk with a low kick.
Tampukpuk moves to clinch but Farah breaks away
and Farah counters with a crisp one two that drops Tampukpuk! Farah thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tampukpuk to his feet! Tampukpuk is in big trouble!
Farah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tampukpuk counters by clinching up.
Tampukpuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tampukpuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farah connects with a leg kick.
Farah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a body shot but no joy.
Tampukpuk misses with a looping right.
Tampukpuk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tampukpuk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tampukpuk.
The fighters circling - Tampukpuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Farah misses the target.
Tampukpuk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farah counters with a left and a right that stings Tampukpuk.
Farah lands with a right hand.
Tampukpuk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Farah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tampukpuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farah.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdo Farah dominated that round.
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.
Farah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farah is looking to wear down Tampukpuk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A lazy left from Farah finds it's target.
Farah scores with a punch to the head.
Farah misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Farah's head coaches at The Hidden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Farah misses.
Farah lands a nice hook to Tampukpuk's body. Tampukpuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tampukpuk throws a lazy right hand but Farah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Tampukpuk.
Tampukpuk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Farah manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tampukpuk darts in and clinches Farah up against the cage.
Farah tries to throw a body punch but Tampukpuk avoids it by throwing Farah back against the cage.
Farah scores with a shoulder strike.
Farah swings wildly with an uppercut but Tampukpuk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farah is pushing Tampukpuk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Farah fails to land.
Farah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tampukpuk can do to turn this around?
Tampukpuk is trying to drag Farah to the mat but Farah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tampukpuk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Farah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Farah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tampukpuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tampukpuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tampukpuk closes the distance and clinches up with Farah, looking for a takedown. Tampukpuk pushes Farah against the cage but Farah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abdo Farah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arturito Tampukpuk.
Danga de danga de dang - Farah scores with a four punch combination!
Arturito Tampukpuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tampukpuk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farah working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farah.
Tampukpuk can't get the takedown.
Tampukpuk goes for a takedown attempt but Farah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tampukpuk.
A nice side step and Tampukpuk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tampukpuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tampukpuk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farah finds it's way round the side to connect with Tampukpuk's head.
Farah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Farah lands a big uppercut and Tampukpuk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tampukpuk looks OK. Farah waves Tampukpuk back to his feet!
Tampukpuk is rocked!
Abdo Farah is winning the standup battle so far.
Farah swings for the body but Tampukpuk moves out of range.
Tampukpuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Farah finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farah walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tampukpuk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Farah swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tampukpuk's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdo Farah!
A relieved looking Abdo Farah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 1212 p4p, 1746 weight class) and Jaco Camden (ranked 152 p4p, 205 weight class). Bagrov comes to the cage accompanied by Империя зла. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaco Camden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camden misses the jab.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jaco Camden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camden throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Bagrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Camden is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bagrov dives into side control.
Camden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bagrov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camden is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bagrov is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Camden is trying to get back to his feet.
Camden tries to buck Bagrov off but Bagrov is having none of it.
Camden wants to get back to his feet but Bagrov drags him back down.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Camden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Camden misses with a straight right.
Camden tries to close the distance and clinch but Bagrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Camden feints a jab promting Bagrov to slip. Camden then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bagrov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Camden misses with a looping left.
Camden misses with a double jab
so Bagrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Camden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bagrov stands up from Camden's guard - Bagrov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Camden misses with a hook.
Bagrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Camden.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Camden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Camden.
A low kick from Camden is predictable there
and Bagrov counters with a takedown into side control.
Camden tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Bagrov stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Camden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bagrov manages to avoid it.
Jaco Camden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Camden throws a hook but Bagrov avoids it easily.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bagrov ducks under a wild hook from Camden.
Camden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bagrov moves away.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camden. Bagrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Camden is predictable there
and Bagrov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Camden's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camden manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bagrov slips a straight right by Camden.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Camden is quick to defend against it.
Camden thows a leg kick but Bagrov checks it
and Bagrov counters with a takedown into side control.
Camden is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camden tries to control but Bagrov manages to take his back.
Bagrov keeps control of the position as Camden tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaco Camden 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.
Camden throws a lazy body kick
and Bagrov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Camden is looking to stand back up but Bagrov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Camden.
Bagrov wants to get back to his feet.
Bagrov stops Camden from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camden is looking for a sweep. Bagrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bagrov is thwarting Camden's attempts to control the position.
Bagrov prevents Camden from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov stops Camden from getting back to his feet.
Bagrov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bagrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Camden.
Bagrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Camden throws a leg kick but Bagrov moved away.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Camden is quick to defend against it.
Camden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Camden misses with a hook
and Bagrov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've been hearing that Bagrov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bagrov wants to stand up but Camden has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bagrov is thwarting Camden's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Bagrov is going to stand back up.
Camden is trying to stand back up but Bagrov is controlling him
Camden is pressing down on Bagrov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Camden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Camden working for a triangle but Bagrov defends it easily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Camden.
Camden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bagrov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bagrov tries to stand and escape but Camden is controlling the position.
Camden kicks Bagrov off and gets back to his feet.
Camden throws out a loose jab but Bagrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bagrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Bagrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Camden throws out the jab.
Bagrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Camden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bagrov.
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Camden throws a leg kick
and Bagrov counters with a single leg into guard. Camden didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagrov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Camden is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov gets to his feet. Camden looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A low kick from Camden is predictable there
so Bagrov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Camden wants to stand and escape but Bagrov is having none of it.
Bagrov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Camden misses with an uppercut. Bagrov saw that one coming.
Bagrov attempts a counter takedown but Camden avoids it well and moves away.
Camden throws an off balance right hand
and Bagrov counters with a shoot takedown. Camden fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Camden holds on and takes a little breather.
Bagrov wants to stand but Camden is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danila Bagrov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Camden missing with a left hand there. Bagrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Camden misses with a double jab
and Bagrov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Camden!
Camden tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Camden can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camden is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bagrov gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
Camden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camden digs a good body shot into Bagrov's ribs.
Camden is looking to clinch.
Bagrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Camden.
Sloppy strikes from Camden. Those never looked like landing.
Bagrov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Camden.
A slow jab from Camden misses its intended target.
Bagrov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Camden sprawls and moves away.
Camden throws a hook but Bagrov blocks it.
Camden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bagrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Camden throws a lazy uppercut
and Bagrov counters with a single leg into guard. Camden didn't expect that.
Bagrov is standing up over Camden. Camden looks to escape but Bagrov dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camden tries to improve position but can't.
Bagrov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Camden struggling a bit here.
Camden tries to escape but Bagrov is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Camden is trying to work for a sweep but Bagrov has mounted him!
Camden is trying to stand.
Bagrov is looking to stand but Camden has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Camden is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Camden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camden is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Camden is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagrov is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Camden is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danila Bagrov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bagrov 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danila Bagrov!
Danila Bagrov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 1150 p4p, 772 weight class) and Jack Cango (ranked 145 p4p, 23 weight class). Cango has chosen Into Action by Tim Armstrong as his entrance music. Baruto Tonissaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baruto Tonissaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Cango!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cango was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar 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.
A low kick lands for Tonissaar.
Cango takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Cango blocks it.
Cango looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tonissaar scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cango. Tonissaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cango uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonissaar.
Cango moves away from the strike by Tonissaar.
Cango closes the distance and clinches.
Tonissaar scores with a shot to the side of Cango's head.
Tonissaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Cango using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonissaar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Tonissaar.
Cango throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonissaar blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar stalling against the cage.
Cango escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot.
Tonissaar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cango.
Tonissaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar blocks the body kick.
Tonissaar lunges at Cango with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cango's hand.
Cango lands with a nice combination. Tonissaar backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
Tonissaar slips under a jab from Cango.
The fighters circling - Cango throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar lands a body shot.
Cango throws a nice looking combination but Tonissaar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tonissaar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tonissaar throws out a powerful jab.
Tonissaar blocks a low kick nicely.
Tonissaar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cango tries to bum rush Tonissaar with a series of wild strikes but Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Cango works the jab nicely.
Cango throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar looks to land a combination but Cango avoids it well.
Tonissaar misses the jab.
Tonissaar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cango has time to react.
Cango throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cango throws a head kick but Tonissaar moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tonissaar.
Cango doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonissaar circles away.
A good leg kick by Tonissaar.
Cango takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tonissaar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cango with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tonissaar thumps Cango with a low kick.
Tonissaar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tonissaar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cango - the referee stops the clock and Tonissaar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cango. Tonissaar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cango tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tonissaar was well out of range. Poor timing from Cango.
Cango clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tonissaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cango uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cango is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cango prevents a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cango creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cango with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cango throws a head punch that misses.
Cango blocks a body shot from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Cango controls his hands.
Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cango misses with an uppercut.
Cango connects with a right hand. Tonissaar shakes it off.
Baruto Tonissaar's cut is getting worse.
Cango moves into range and clinches up with Tonissaar.
Tonissaar misses with a body punch.
Tonissaar tries to work over Cango's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cango swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Cango fails to land.
Tonissaar stalling against the cage.
Tonissaar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cango doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cango or not.
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!
Cango is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tonissaar is defending well for now.
Cango swings wildly with an uppercut but Tonissaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cango looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonissaar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cango just misses with a punch to the body.
Cango lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cango scores with a nice body kick.
Cango looks to land a body kick but Tonissaar moved away.
Tonissaar ducks under a wild hook from Cango.
Tonissaar throws a hook to the side of Cango's head but Cango sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cango checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cango misses with a hook.
Tonissaar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cango counters with a low kick, right behind Tonissaar 's knee.
Cango throws a looping overhand right but Tonissaar ducks down to avoid it.
Tonissaar throws a chopping leg kick but Cango manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Cango will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick but Cango checks it.
A jab from Cango finds it's way through Tonissaar's defenses.
Tonissaar lands a jab.
Tonissaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cango checks a leg kick nicely.
Tonissaar tries to work over Cango's front leg with a kick but Cango checks it.
Cango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tonissaar throws a chopping leg kick but Cango manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Cango.
Cango thuds his shin into the meat of Tonissaar's side.
Tonissaar throws a leg kick
and Cango counters by clinching up.
Cango lands a nice knee to the body.
Tonissaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tonissaar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cango misses with the head strike.
Cango manages to break the clinch.
Jack Cango seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cango misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cango - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango is looking to clinch.
It looked like Tonissaar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tonissaar throws out a powerful jab.
Tonissaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cango.
Tonissaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cango counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cango thows a body kick. Tonissaar tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cango ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Cango jabs Tonissaar right on the nose. Tonissaar blinks but takes it well.
Baruto Tonissaar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cango keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cango connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cango.
Cango avoids the body shot from Tonissaar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cango moves in looking to clinch but Tonissaar pushes him off.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
Tonissaar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Tonissaar misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cango takes the fight into the clinch.
Tonissaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cango lands with a left to the head.
Tonissaar trying to stall but Cango improves his position.
Tonissaar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cango breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tonissaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That kick from Cango tenderised Tonissaar's leg. Tonissaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tonissaar cracks Cango with an open hand slap.
A jab from Cango misses.
Cango slips a straight right by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar dodges the punch combination from Cango.
Cango doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonissaar circles away.
Tonissaar misses with a straight right.
Cango has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tonissaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar tries to keep at a distance but Cango has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cango scores a nice knee to the body.
Cango misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonissaar can't find room to land a body shot as Cango controls the action.
Cango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cango checks the leg kick.
Tonissaar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cango checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tonissaar misses with a left hand
and Cango counters with an inside leg kick.
Tonissaar checks a leg kick.
Cango with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tonissaar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cango. Cango obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cango.
Cango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cango! But no joy.
Tonissaar staying out of range there.
Tonissaar throwing a counter right hand but Cango manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar throws the left hand but Cango avoids the punch easily.
Tonissaar tries to score with a low kick but Cango moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonissaar moves out of range of the body kick.
Cango clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Cango.
Cango tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar is looking to control Cango's arms but Cango gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tonissaar has his back to the cage.
Tonissaar has a couple of punches blocked by Cango.
Cango breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonissaar moves out of range as Cango strikes.
Cango with a nice calf kick.
Tonissaar cracks Cango with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Tonissaar. Those never looked like landing.
Cango lands a body shot.
Cango lands a right hook to the body.
Jack Cango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters circling a little - Cango finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut
and Cango counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tonissaar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cango showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tonissaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cango is out of range.
Cango scoring well with a low kick there.
Cango takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tonissaar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cango tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cango misses with a straight right.
Tonissaar with a jab.
Cango thows a leg kick but Tonissaar checks it
and Tonissaar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tonissaar cracks Cango with a good jab.
Tonissaar swings widly with a right hand
and Cango counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonissaar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cango.
Tonissaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Tonissaar lands an overhand right.
Cango tries to clinch but Tonissaar moves away
and Tonissaar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonissaar thuds his right hand into Cango's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cango is rocked!
Tonissaar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cangos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cango is still on wobbly legs! Can Tonissaar finish him?
Tonissaar with a jab.
Tonissaar misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cango misses with a head kick.
Cango ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Cango connects with a solid leg kick.
Cango throws a body punch but Tonissaar moves out of range.
Tonissaar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tonissaar checks a low kick from Cango.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the body kick.
Cango seems to have recovered his senses.
Tonissaar tried to score with a low kick but Cango checks it.
Tonissaar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cango tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cango throws a good cross that connects.
Tonissaar throws a hook but Cango avoids it easily.
Cango scoring well with a low kick there.
Cango pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Tonissaar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cango ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cango misses with an uppercut
and Cango takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tonissaar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tonissaar throws a big counter combination but Cango scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baruto Tonissaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cango rushes Tonissaar and presses him up against the cage.
Tonissaar wants to stall.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tonissaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cango breaks from the clinch.
Cango looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cango fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cango closes the distance and pushes Tonissaar back into the cage.
Tonissaar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cango.
Tonissaar tries a body shot but Cango blocks it.
Cango lands with a left to the head.
Cango gets through Tonissaar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tonissaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cango tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Cango.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tonissaar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cango has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cango lands a jab to Tonissaar's midsection.
Cango uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonissaar.
Cango checks a leg kick.
Cango gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tonissaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonissaar connects with a single shot there.
Tonissaar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cango.
Cango throws a one two combo.
Cango closes the distance and clinches.
Tonissaar is trying to force a seperation but Cango has the dominant position.
Cango's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cango scores with a one two! Tonissaar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cango slips under a jab from Tonissaar.
Cango looks to land a combination but Tonissaar avoids it well.
Cango steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cango.
Cango checks the leg kick.
Cango blocks a jab.
Cango uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar walks into a stiff left hand from Cango.
Tonissaar throws a jab when Cango was well out of range.
Tonissaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cango counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jeez, Baruto Tonissaar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cango fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cango clinches up against the cage.
Tonissaar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cango breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tonissaar throws a looping overhand right but Cango ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the body from Tonissaar misses
letting Cango counter with a right hand.
Cango ducks right into an uppercut from Tonissaar.
Cango has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cango misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cango comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cango 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cango!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Cango thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Choke (ranked 734 p4p, 506 weight class) and Sparring John (ranked 95 p4p, 64 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, David Choke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring John!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choke is looking to clinch.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
Choke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
John cracks Choke with a good jab.
Choke looking to score a takedown here. John is defending well but Choke drives through and ends up in John's guard.
Choke throwing strikes from guard but John blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
John preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choke throwing strikes from guard but John blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Choke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Choke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
John pushes Choke off looking to stand but Choke dives back in and keeps control.
John wants to control but Choke is keeping busy.
Choke is looking to advance position but John won't allow it.
Choke lands strikes from half guard.
John is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Choke scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John wants to improve his position but Choke is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke throwing shots but John is blocking nicely.
Choke prevents John from improving his position.
John is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
John is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Choke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Choke's back!
Choke breaks John's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but John manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Choke has John in his guard.
Choke looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
John controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Choke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that John has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
John got a little sloppy there for a moment and Choke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, John has managed to get both his arms back between Choke's legs - danger averted.
John wants to stand but Choke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Choke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. John doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. John manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
John showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Choke looking for subs off his back but John has passed one foot through into half guard.
Choke gets full guard.
John must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John controls from within his opponent's guard.
John's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
John trying to control but Choke is working from the bottom.
John trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
John wants to stand but Choke is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. John gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
John trying to stand up but can't free himself from Choke's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Choke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choke drops down looking for a counter takedown but John sprawls and moves away.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from John as Choke shoots in.
Choke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Choke shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
John thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by John.
John scores with a nice head shot.
John swings for the body but Choke moves out of range.
Sparring John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands the left hand.
John rushes Choke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Choke drops down looking for an ankle pick but John pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John throws an overhand right that lands on Choke's shoulder, as Choke tries to avoid the shot.
Choke is looking for a counter combo.
John tries to clinch but Choke moves away
and Choke counters with a takedown into side control.
Choke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but John is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Choke swings around for an armbar but John sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Choke's guard.
Choke trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Choke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John wants to control from the top but Choke keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke is looking for a triangle but John pushes his legs off easily.
Choke keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
John slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
David Choke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Choke tries to improve position but can't.
John is looking to take a break and control but Choke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Choke is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks John politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. John prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to stand but Choke is controlling his head.
Choke is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Choke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Choke seems to be working for a kimura but John defends the submission attempt.
John slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
John is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Choke actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choke is staying active underneath John, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Choke looking for submissions off his back.
John wants to take a breather but Choke is having none of it.
John seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Choke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Choke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like John is going to stand back up.
John not doing much here.
Choke is not content to let John control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparring John 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.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Choke is looking to counter the offense by John and move into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Choke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
John misses the shot to the body.
John has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John gets a clinch.
John prevents a takedown attempt there.
John is pressed up against the cage. Choke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag John down to the mat. John avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Choke tries for a takedown but John circles away easily
and John counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Choke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choke rushes John and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Choke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke is working for a submission of some sort.
John wants to control but Choke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John wants to get back to his feet.
John wants to get back to full guard.
John is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Choke seems to be looking for submissions.
Choke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Choke is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choke passes to full mount!
John blocking the ground and pound.
Choke breaks from John's wrist control and lands an elbow.
John is in a horrible position here. Choke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries to lock up and control but Choke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Choke lands a heavy elbow.
Choke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Choke cracks John with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John avoids a series of strikes thrown by Choke.
Choke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Choke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
John really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Choke looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
David Choke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choke 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Choke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tadahiro Nomura (ranked 287 p4p, 416 weight class) and Luciano Ocampo (ranked 17 p4p, 26 weight class). Nomura comes into the arena with Nomura blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tadahiro Nomura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luciano Ocampo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocampo drops his hands momentarily and Nomura takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nomura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ocampo looks to throw the jab but Nomura is out of range.
Nomura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ocampo.
Ocampo looks to land a left hand but Nomura moved out of range nicely.
Nomura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nomura lands with a hook. Ocampo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've been hearing reports that Nomura has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nomura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ocampo is looking to slow Nomura down with leg kicks.
Nomura throws a looping overhand right but Ocampo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Ocampo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ocampo.
 Nomura is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomura drops his hands momentarily and Ocampo needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Nomura just on the top of the head. Nomura drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Nomura - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luciano Ocampo!
Our winner, Luciano Ocampo, 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.
Tadahiro Nomura spoke after the fight, saying 'Mizu ni nagasu/the water flows.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasko Madzarov (ranked 404 p4p, 381 weight class) and Devon Collins (ranked 47 p4p, 12 weight class). Madzarov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UNDER THE BRIDGE. Collins has chosen "Name of the Game" Crystal Method as his entrance music. Vasko Madzarov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasko Madzarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Madzarov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Collins throws a right hand that Madzarov ducks under and follows up with a left that Madzarov also avoids with ease.
Madzarov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Madzarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Collins misses with a straight right.
Madzarov looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Madzarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madzarov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins misses with a hook
and Madzarov counters with a crisp one two that drops Collins! Madzarov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Collins to his feet! Collins is in big trouble!
Collins is rocked!
Collins throws an off balance right hand
and Madzarov counters with a nice body kick.
Collins is still on wobbly legs! Can Madzarov finish him?
Collins looks winded!
Collins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madzarov counters with a good low kick that Collins was not able to check.
A punch combination from Collins misses.
Collins seems to have recovered his senses.
Madzarov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Madzarov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Collins just manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Madzarov's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Madzarov defending well as Collins loads up on a big left hand.
Collins throws a poor cross that misses
and Madzarov counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasko Madzarov!
Our winner, Vasko Madzarov, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 144 p4p, 125 weight class) and Joe Exotic (ranked 18 p4p, 16 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage. Exotic has chosen Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Exotic lands a nice looking body kick.
Ryan misses the body punch
enabling Exotic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Exotic at a distance.
Exotic misses with the combination.
Exotic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryan throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Exotic misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
It seemed like Exotic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
Ryan drops Exotic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Exotic looks back up at him and smiles so Ryan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Joe Exotic has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan lands a big uppercut and Exotic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Exotic looks OK. Ryan waves Exotic back to his feet!
Exotic is rocked!
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Exotic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ryan misses with a hook. Exotic ducked under it nicely.
Exotic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Exotic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Exotic counters with a body kick.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Exotic's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Exotic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Exotic's head but Exotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Exotic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Exotic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Exotic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Exotic misses the jab.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Exotic moved out of range.
Ryan throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gord Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Exotic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryan misses with a right hand
and Exotic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Exotic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ryan thuds a left hand into Exotic's body.
Exotic misses with an uppercut
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Exotic can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Exotic throws a big counter head kick but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan cracks Exotic with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ryan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Exotic to stand back up!
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
letting Exotic counter with a right hand.
Ryan lands a big uppercut and Exotic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Exotic looks OK. Ryan waves Exotic back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic moves out of range as Ryan strikes.
Ryan throws an overhand right that lands on Exotic's shoulder, as Exotic tries to avoid the shot.
Exotic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Ryan takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Gord Ryan has been cut.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Ryan is predictable there
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Exotic.
Ryan blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Exotic throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
Exotic throws a right hand that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Exotic thinking.
Ryan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Exotic on the side of the head.
That has opened up Joe Exotic's cut even more.
Exotic misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Ryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gord Ryan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Ryan slips the punch.
Ryan misses with a hook.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Exotic looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Exotic with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Ryan swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
Exotic takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Exotic counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Exotic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Exotic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Exotic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ryan misses with a lunging right hand
and Exotic counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Exotic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a glancing blow to the side of Exotic's head.
Ryan stuns Exotic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a body punch
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Exotic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan lands a slapping body shot.
Exotic jabs at Ryan's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Joe Exotic just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Exotic.
Ryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Exotic manages to avoid it.
Exotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ryan lands with an uppercut that bounces Exotic off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Exotic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Exotic.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Exotic unleashes a big counter combination but Ryan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Exotic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan misses with a right hand
and Exotic counters with a stiff right hand.
Ryan with a jab.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Exotic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic scores with a shot to the body.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Exotic moves out of range of the strikes.
Exotic misses with a body punch
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan misses with a hook
and Exotic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Exotic might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ryan has got the better of the exchanges.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Exotic.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
And Exotic responds with a good body kick, but Ryan manages to step out the way in time.
Exotic throws a sloppy body shot
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ryan throws a body punch but Exotic moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan swings for the body but Exotic moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Exotic! But no joy.
Exotic slips a jab from Ryan.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Exotic counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Exotic defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Exotic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gord Ryan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ryan tests Exotic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan misses with a hook
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Exotic tests Ryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Exotic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Exotic misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Ryan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gord Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Exotic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Exotic slips a jab from Ryan.
Ryan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ryan lands a big uppercut and Exotic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Exotic looks OK. Ryan waves Exotic back to his feet!
Gord Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Exotic is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Exotic seems to have recovered his senses.
Exotic misses with a head kick.
Ryan throws a hook to the side of Exotic's head but Exotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Exotic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryan with a body shot.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Exotic checks it.
Exotic misses with a double jab
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
A low kick from Exotic misses
and Ryan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A leg kick checked by Ryan.
Ryan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A jab from Ryan finds it's way through Exotic's defenses.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
Joe Exotic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
A swing and a miss from Exotic.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Exotic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Exotic misses
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Exotic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gord Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gord Ryan!
Gord Ryan is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Gord Ryan 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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