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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vercetti (ranked 2962 p4p, 701 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 276 p4p, 72 weight class). Vercetti comes into the arena with Vice City blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vercetti.
Tommy Vercetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
Vercetti cracks Soares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soares tries to clinch up
and Vercetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vercetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vercetti slips a straight right by Soares.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Soares.
Danga de danga de dang - Vercetti scores with a four punch combination!
 Soares is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercetti drops Soares with a huge uppercut! Soares drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vercetti is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Vercetti!
Tommy Vercetti 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BIg Cholo (ranked 1608 p4p, 2233 weight class) and Owen Savage (ranked 86 p4p, 107 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Savage's choice of entrance music: Purge announcement. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, BIg Cholo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owen Savage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage defending well as Cholo loads up on a big left hand.
Cholo looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Cholo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cholo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Cholo misses.
Cholo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a straight right hand.
Cholo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Savage feints and then cracks Cholo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cholo down.
Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Savage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cholo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cholo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savage lands with a straight right. Cholo didn't see that one coming.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Savage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cholo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Cholo swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cholo.
Cholo struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
A short left from Cholo.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cholo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cholo looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Cholo moves out of range of the leg kick from Savage.
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cholo moves out of range of the leg kick from Savage.
Cholo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cholo just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Savage pushes Cholo away with a front kick.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cholo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cholo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage misses with a head kick.
Cholo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cholo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Cholo circles away.
Savage tries to work over Cholo's front leg with a kick but Cholo checks it.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cholo.
Savage motions for Cholo to come forward. Savage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Savage throws a shot from downtown. Cholo moves away and avoids it.
Cholo looks to throw the jab but Savage is out of range.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Cholo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cholo.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Cholo throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Savage tries to score with a low kick but Cholo moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries a head kick but it misses.
Cholo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cholo lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Owen Savage has been cut.
Cholo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cholo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savage blocks a head kick by Cholo.
Savage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cholo is able to avoid easily.
Savage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cholo takes a step back to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Cholo scores with a four punch combination!
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Cholo is just out of range.
Savage tries to work over Cholo's front leg with a kick but Cholo checks it.
Cholo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Cholo as he connects with a hook.
Cholo throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Cholo lands a right hook to the body.
Cholo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo jabs Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cholo scores with a jab. Savage acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Savage lands a really nice looking cross but Cholo seems unphased.
Savage misses with a body kick.
Cholo lands with a shot to the body.
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Donk. Cholo catches Savage right on the button with a cross.
Cholo tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cholo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cholo.
Cholo lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cholo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cholo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cholo throws a big shot that misses.
Cholo lands with an uppercut that bounces Savage off the cage and back into range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
BIg Cholo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Savage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cholo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
Cholo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Savage throws a leg kick but Cholo checks it.
A low kick lands for Savage.
Cholo scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.
Cholo tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Cholo.
Savage lands with a cross.
Cholo throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Cholo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cholo. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage connects with a solid leg kick.
Savage moves into the clinch successfully.
Cholo slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cholos head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cholo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Savage breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Cholo misses.
Cholo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Savage wants to land a leg kick but Cholo is out of range.
A slow jab from Cholo misses its intended target.
Cholo swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
And Savage responds with a good body kick, but Cholo manages to step out the way in time.
Savage avoids the body shot from Cholo.
Savage blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Savage.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Cholo swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cholo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo swings wildly with an uppercut but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage avoids the head kick by Cholo.
Savage is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Cholo misses the target.
Savage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cholo throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage lands with a hook. Cholo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cholo scores with a nice right hand.
Cholo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cholo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Savage scrambles back to his feet.
Savage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cholo scores with a jab.
Cholo lands a glancing blow to the side of Savage's head.
BIg Cholo is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Cholo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Cholo lands a nice shot that snaps Savage's head back.
Cholo cracks Savage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cholo throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cholo was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Cholo lands with a shot to the body.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses
and Cholo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cholo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cholo missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cholo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savage can do to turn this around?
Cholo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cholo misses the target.
Savage with a hook.
A slow jab from Cholo misses its intended target.
Savage throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cholo with a nice cross.
Cholo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savage throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cholo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cholo misses the shot to the body.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Cholo looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Savage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cholo checks the leg kick.
Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Cholo moves out of range easily.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage throws a counter combo.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cholo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Savage's head.
Cholo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Savage. Savage obviously looking to wear him down.
Savage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cholo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cholo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Savage on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that BIg Cholo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Owen Savage'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. 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.
Cholo misses with a looping right.
Cholo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage scores with a punch to the head.
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cholo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Savage can pounce on him.
A left lands for Cholo.
Savage takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cholo tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage misses with a hook
and Cholo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Savage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cholo loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Savage rushes Cholo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Savage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Cholo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cholo scores with a hook to the body.
Cholo's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Cholo throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Cholo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cholo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Savage manages to break the clinch.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Cholo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cholo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savage tried to score with a low kick but Cholo checks it.
Savage walks into a stiff left hand from Cholo.
Cholo swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
Cholo throws a body punch but Savage moves out of range.
Savage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Savage misses.
Good exchange - Cholo coming out on top.
Owen Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cholo digs a good body shot into Savage's ribs.
Cholo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Cholo. Beautiful body shot.
Cholo takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cholo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cholo misses with an uppercut
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Cholo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Savage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cholo throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Cholo connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage rushes Cholo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cholo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Savage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Savage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Owen Savage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Savage tries to stall but Cholo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Savage avoids the head kick by Cholo.
Cholo swats away the attempt to clinch by Savage.
Cholo feints a jab promting Savage to slip. Cholo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Savage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cholo misses with an uppercut.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cholo lands with a right hand.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
Savage misses with a right hand
letting Cholo counter with a right hand.
Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cholo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cholo scores with a nice right hand.
Cholo throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Savage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cholo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Savage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cholo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage throws a hook to the side of Cholo's head but Cholo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cholo is looking to counter punch.
Cholo missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cholo throws a head kick that misses.
BIg Cholo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savage throws a low kick, looking for Cholo's leg but Cholo calmly moves out of range.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Cholo - just one landing.
Cholo misses with a straight right.
Savage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cholo throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cholo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Savage.
And that's the end of the fight!
BIg Cholo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cholo, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BIg Cholo!
A less than humble BIg Cholo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Owen Savage spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel great, that was a great win for me. I'd like to thank my sponsors for making this victory possible. I'm ready for my title shot.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Boma (ranked 1572 p4p, 1529 weight class) and Tom Tomson (ranked 203 p4p, 196 weight class). Tom Tomson 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Tomson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That kick from Tomson tenderised Boma's leg. Boma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tomson drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomson.
Boma slips under a jab from Tomson.
Tomson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boma.
Tomson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomson looks to land a left hand but Boma moved out of range nicely.
Boma fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tomson just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma ducks under a wild hook from Tomson.
Boma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boma's corner calls for a 1-2. Boma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boma misses with a kick to the body
and Tomson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomson drops Boma with a straight right hand, right on the button! Tomson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Tomson!
As Tom Tomson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Iov Kuzmin! You are a young up and comer! I want you next! Step up!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sledge Wrou (ranked 276 p4p, 375 weight class) and Danny Sitsongrit (ranked 35 p4p, 45 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danny Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrou throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrou manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Wrou avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wrou.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Wrou blocks it.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Wrou returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wrou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Wrou looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrou manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Wrou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Wrou sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wrou. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrou misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit throws a chopping leg kick but Wrou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrou. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Wrou is looking to counter punch.
Wrou throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Wrou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a head kick.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Wrou.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrou.
Wrou throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Wrou blocks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Wrou misses its target.
Wrou throws out a powerful jab.
Wrou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wrou misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrou.
Wrou throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrou goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wrou is looking to slow Sitsongrit down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Wrou scores with a body shot.
Wrou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wrou ducks right into an uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wrou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrou misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrou moves away.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Wrou ducked under it nicely.
Wrou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrou was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Wrou moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Wrou quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit wants to land a leg kick but Wrou is out of range.
As Sitsongrit backs away, Wrou returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wrou punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Wrou moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Wrou throws a wild body kick that Sitsongrit sees coming a mile off.
Wrou sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wrou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've been told by Wrou's head coaches at Stormcrow Centre that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit counters with a body kick.
Wrou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit.
Wrou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Wrou checks a leg kick nicely.
Wrou missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wrou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrou moves away.
Wrou lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Wrou.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wrou with a body shot.
Wrou takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
Wrou looks to throw the jab but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Sitsongrit checks a low kick from Wrou.
A punch combination from Wrou misses.
Wrou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Wrou avoids it.
Wrou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wrou moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wrou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Wrou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrou throws a leg kick that misses.
Wrou moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Wrou.
Wrou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Wrou just misses with a punch to the body.
Danny Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wrou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Wrou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit flicks out a counter leg kick but Wrou steps away.
Wrou misses with a hook.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot.
Wrou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Sledge Wrou will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wrou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sitsongrit crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wrou - the referee stops the clock and Sitsongrit gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wrou. Sitsongrit manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sitsongrit tries to land a body kick
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sledge Wrou is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Wrou does it's job there.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Wrou throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Wrou moved out of range nicely.
Wrou is looking to wear down Sitsongrit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wrou, as that shot connected.
Wrou throws a low kick but Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Wrou counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Wrou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Wrou slips under a jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Wrou ducked under it nicely.
Wrou jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Wrou.
Wrou is looking to land body kicks.
Wrou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Wrou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wrou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Wrou misses its target.
Wrou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Wrou moves away and avoids it.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrou is just out of range.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wrou moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Wrou lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Wrou down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. Wrou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Wrou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sitsongrit tries to land a front kick but Wrou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Wrou catches Sitsongrit right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrou. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Wrou.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Wrou.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit jabs Wrou to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrou motions for Sitsongrit to come forward. Wrou throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wrou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Wrou moves out of range.
It looked like Wrou wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wrou tries to land a leg kick but Sitsongrit saw it coming and moves away.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A leg kick checked by Wrou.
Wrou throws a leg kick
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Wrou blocks it.
Wrou pushes Sitsongrit away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wrou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wrou under the eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Wrou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Wrou.
A swing and a miss from Wrou.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wrou!
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wrou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wrou avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Wrou misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Wrou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wrou throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Wrou throws a front kick that sends Sitsongrit stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Wrou.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wrou manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Wrou blocks it.
Wrou throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Wrou scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Wrou slips the punch.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wrou.
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrou.
Wrou moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Sitsongrit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wrou checks a low kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Wrou jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrou misses with a body shot.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wrou connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Wrou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wrou.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Wrou misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
Wrou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Wrou moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Wrou in the body.
Sitsongrit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wrou misses with a low kick as Sitsongrit jumps back.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wrou throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sitsongrit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wrou.
Wrou moves out of range of the strikes.
Sitsongrit blocks the body kick.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Wrou looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Wrou punishes Sitsongrit's body with a nice straight punch.
Wrou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Wrou slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Wrou tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrou slips a jab from Sitsongrit.
Wrou throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wrou swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Wrou blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Sitsongrit misses.
Wrou moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Wrou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrou misses with an uppercut.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Wrou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wrou is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wrou lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sitsongrit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sitsongrit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wrou throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sitsongrit. Wrou shrugs it off though.
Wrou throws a shot to the body.
Wrou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sitsongrit feints a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wrou.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wrou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou lands a jab to the head.
Wrou avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
A counter left hand to the body from Wrou misses its target.
Wrou missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
Wrou misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wrou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wrou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wrou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wrou lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wrou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
A little feinted left hand from Wrou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Wrou's body. Wrou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wrou prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Wrou lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Wrou.
Wrou's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit tries to work over Wrou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrou throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Wrou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit is working Wrou over against the cage.
Wrou misses with some punches.
Wrou blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Wrou working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Wrou backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Sitsongrit.
I think Sitsongrit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sledge Wrou!
Sledge Wrou bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalil Burnett (ranked 324 p4p, 471 weight class) and Quentain Martell (ranked 46 p4p, 69 weight class). Martell has chosen I Pledge Allegiance (Nate Dogg ft. Pharoahe Monch) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khalil Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quentain Martell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martell counters with a nice body kick.
Martell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Martell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burnett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Martell lands with an overhand left.
Burnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martell counters with a low kick, right behind Burnett 's knee.
Martell weaves into range and cracks Burnett right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Burnett goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Martell is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quentain Martell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Farquharson (ranked 317 p4p, 379 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 44 p4p, 57 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcolm Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Farquharson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farquharson moves out of range of the leg kick from River .
River takes one to the chin there.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River throws a body kick that misses
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farquharson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farquharson moves out of range of the body kick.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Farquharson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farquharson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River .
Farquharson lands a nice shot that snaps River 's head back.
Nice shot lands for River .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws a leg kick
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown. River fights it but they end up in guard.
River avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farquharson advances position into side control!
Farquharson tries to score with some ground and pound. River controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
River is pushing Farquharson's head away, looking to escape. Farquharson manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farquharson trying to control the position but River is working away.
Farquharson is putting a hurting on River here, landing some big shots from side control.
An elbow from Farquharson crashes against the mat.
River wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Farquharson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Farquharson 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Farquharson.
Farquharson working the head with strikes.
Farquharson working the ground and pound but River is defending the strikes.
Farquharson misses with the ground and pound.
River wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farquharson lands a few punches from side control.
Farquharson misses with the ground and pound.
Farquharson throws an elbow but River slips to the side and avoids it well.
Farquharson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Farquharson working the ground and pound.
Farquharson trying to control the action but River is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Farquharson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by River , who protects the arm well.
Farquharson wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
Farquharson working the ground and pound but River is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farquharson is trying to ground and pound but River uses the momentary lack of control by Farquharson to regain half guard.
Farquharson stops River from getting back to his feet.
River is refusing to be controlled, as Farquharson sits in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Farquharson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
River swings for the body but Farquharson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Farquharson.
River missing with a left hand there. Farquharson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farquharson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming River to the mat! River manages to get full guard.
Farquharson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
River keeping moving, preventing Farquharson from controlling successfully.
Farquharson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farquharson postures up in River 's guard and throws a big left but River blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
River wants to stand up but Farquharson is controlling him.
River preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Farquharson stops River from standing up.
Farquharson throws a big right hand that misses.
Farquharson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Farquharson wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good shot there by River .
River throws the kick towards the body but Farquharson avoids it.
Farquharson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farquharson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Farquharson misses with a hook.
Farquharson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River .
A quick step to the side and Farquharson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from River .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River takes a swing at Farquharson's ribcage but misses.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Farquharson to counter with a crisp jab.
Farquharson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws a shot from downtown. Farquharson moves away and avoids it.
Farquharson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River misses with a leg kick
and Farquharson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clint River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River throws a body punch but Farquharson moves out of range.
Farquharson lands with a nice body punch.
Farquharson blocks a jab.
River thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farquharson if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
A lazy body kick from River
and Farquharson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farquharson wants to pass the guard but River is keeping the position.
Farquharson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson throws a strike but River rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Farquharson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Farquharson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Farquharson looking for a sweep. Not yet Farquharson, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farquharson is on top in guard.
Farquharson throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
Farquharson won't allow River to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farquharson trying to control the position from guard on top but River is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farquharson advances position into side control!
River takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Farquharson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and River works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
River keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Farquharson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
Jab by Farquharson.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River throws a leg kick but Farquharson checks it.
River moves out of range as Farquharson strikes.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farquharson.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farquharson. That did some damage!
Farquharson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farquharson throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
A big left from River misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Farquharson counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Farquharson misses its intended target.
River throws a leg kick
and Farquharson counters with a stiff right hand.
Farquharson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. River manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
River pushes Farquharson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Farquharson's head.
Farquharson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Farquharson.
River ducks under a wild hook from Farquharson.
A head kick by River misses
and Farquharson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farquharson.
Farquharson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farquharson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farquharson counters with a stiff right hand.
Farquharson throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson dodges the punch combination from River .
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Farquharson misses the target.
Farquharson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clint River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River feints and then cracks Farquharson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farquharson down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River throws a low kick but Farquharson avoids it.
Farquharson misses with a looping left.
River wants to clinch
and Farquharson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farquharson looking to sit in guard and control but River gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clint River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson looking to hit a scissor sweep but River is one step ahead there.
Farquharson is controlling River 's posture.
Farquharson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. River defends it easily.
River trying to stand up but can't free himself from Farquharson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farquharson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! River has picked Farquharson up and slammed him! Farquharson can't keep hold of the triangle and River manages to pass to side control!
Farquharson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but River wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Farquharson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
River seems to be working for a kimura but Farquharson defends the submission attempt.
Farquharson tries to roll over but River keeps him under control.
Malcolm Farquharson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farquharson gets back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Malcolm Farquharson.
Well Farquharson 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Farquharson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Hanson (ranked 229 p4p, 848 weight class) and Iov Kuzmin (ranked 31 p4p, 111 weight class). Hanson comes to the cage accompanied by Subcouds - on red. Kuzmin has chosen La Caution - Thé à la Menthe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, David Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iov Kuzmin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
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.
Hanson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuzmin sprawls well initially but Hanson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuzmin is defending against the submission attempts here by Hanson.
Kuzmin wants to improve his position but Hanson is controlling well.
Hanson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hanson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kuzmin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson seems to be looking for submissions.
Hanson wants to work for an arm triangle but Kuzmin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuzmin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanson 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.
Hanson landing with the ground and pound.
Kuzmin has momentary wrist control but Hanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuzmin's guard.
Hanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuzmin 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.
Hanson is looking for a kimura but Kuzmin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hanson to get the leverage.
Hanson is working for a kimura but Kuzmin is defending it quite comfortably.
Kuzmin is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kuzmin to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Hanson with a nice head shot there.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuzmin keeping full guard, as Hanson tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuzmin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanson advances position into side control!
Kuzmin is looking for a sweep.
Hanson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Hanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuzmin is defending well.
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!
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuzmin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuzmin can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuzmin is looking to regain half guard here but Hanson keeps moving and retains side control.
Kuzmin wants to control but Hanson postures up.
Hanson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kuzmin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hanson but great work by Kuzmin.
Hanson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nice strikes from Kuzmin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson gets full guard.
Hanson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kuzmin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kuzmin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kuzmin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hanson's head.
Hanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuzmin is one step ahead there.
Kuzmin landing with the ground and pound.
Kuzmin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuzmin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuzmin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuzmin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuzmin works over Hanson with some ground and pound from guard.
 Hanson is rocked!
Kuzmin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oh Hanson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuzmin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!
Hanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuzmin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanson wants to sweep here but Kuzmin controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Hanson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuzmin sprawls well. He's pushed Hanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuzmin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hanson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuzmin pinned against the cage. Kuzmin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuzmin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Kuzmin as Hanson shoots in.
It seemed like Kuzmin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuzmin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuzmin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kuzmin 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.
David Hanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hanson drops back looking for a leg! Kuzmin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kuzmin manages to kick Hanson off! Hanson jumps back into Kuzmin's guard.
Kuzmin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is looking for a kimura here.
Hanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hanson connects with a nice short shot to Kuzmin's temple.
Kuzmin gets full guard.
Hanson lands a couple of digs.
Hanson advances position into side control!
Hanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuzmin is defending well.
Kuzmin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kuzmin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuzmin tries to buck Hanson off but Hanson is having none of it.
Hanson is trying to get an arm triangle but Kuzmin is defending well.
Hanson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kuzmin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hanson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kuzmin tries to bench press Hanson off him but Hanson keeps the position.
Hanson working away.
Kuzmin tries to bench press Hanson off him but Hanson keeps the position.
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries for a kimura but Kuzmin is defending well.
Hanson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kuzmin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kuzmin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Hanson crashes against the mat.
Hanson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kuzmin, who protects the arm well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hanson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Hanson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hanson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuzmin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hanson somewhat.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches up with Kuzmin, looking for a takedown. Hanson pushes Kuzmin against the cage but Kuzmin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanson. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuzmin! But no joy.
Iov Kuzmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Kuzmin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuzmin can do to turn this around?
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.
Hanson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hanson is countered with a crisp right hand from Kuzmin that sends him to the canvas! Kuzmin follows him to the mat into side control.
Hanson is rocked!
Hanson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuzmin lands an elbow.
Kuzmin working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Hanson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hanson is looking to reverse the position.
Kuzmin looks up at the clock and then as Hanson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kuzmin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hanson tries to buck Kuzmin off but Kuzmin is having none of it.
A big shot lands for Kuzmin! That's hurt Hanson! Will he recover? Kuzmin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iov Kuzmin!
Iov Kuzmin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 50 p4p, 82 weight class) and Janko Godwin (ranked 8 p4p, 14 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Janko Godwin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
McCarthy lands a right hook to the body.
McCarthy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Godwin at a distance.
Godwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
A countering left hand to the body from Godwin misses.
Godwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCarthy on the side of the head.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Godwin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Godwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with a looping right.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godwin misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Godwin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarthy is looking to take a break and control but Godwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godwin manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin wants to get back to full guard.
McCarthy trying to pass the guard but Godwin defending well.
Ground and pound from McCarthy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCarthy lands a nice short elbow.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godwin tries to roll over but McCarthy keeps him under control.
Godwin trying to control here.
McCarthy lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is trying to get back to full guard.
McCarthy wants to free his trapped foot but Godwin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCarthy is controlling the pace.
Godwin controlling the position well.
McCarthy is trying to control the action in half guard but Godwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McCarthy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McCarthy 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.
Godwin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Godwin has hold of McCarthy's hands but McCarthy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from McCarthy there.
Ground and pound from McCarthy.
McCarthy prevents Godwin from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godwin is staying active underneath McCarthy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Godwin wants to control but McCarthy is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godwin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Godwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Godwin, not yet.
Godwin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCarthy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Godwin from controlling successfully.
Godwin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCarthy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McCarthy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McCarthy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Godwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy postures up.
Godwin looking for a triangle here. McCarthy is fighting it but it looks tight! Godwin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, McCarthy is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Janko Godwin!
An out of breath Janko Godwin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Cormac McCarthy had this to say: 'There is no God and we are his prophets.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mesquita (ranked 57 p4p, 144 weight class) and Eddie Ryan (ranked 7 p4p, 19 weight class). Eddie Ryan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
And Ryan tries to counter it with a takedown but Mesquita pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Eddie Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mesquita is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ryan is working for a submission of some sort.
Mesquita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita has a hand on Ryan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ryan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ryan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mesquita manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ryan's best efforts.
Mesquita regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ryan uses it to pass to side control.
Mesquita looks to move to half guard but instead Ryan has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to get to half guard.
Mesquita is working hard here to advance position.
Ryan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mesquita to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mesquita shrugs it off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ryan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mesquita to take his back!
Mesquita wants to control his opponent's hands but Ryan gets his hands free.
Mesquita is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mesquita rolls, trying to escape but Ryan keeps control of the position.
Mesquita looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita'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.
Mesquita breaks Ryan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
Mesquita looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mesquita has gone for a leg lock! Ryan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mesquita's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan 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.
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan connects with a crisp jab.
Mesquita connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita with a jab.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Mesquita.
Mesquita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ryan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mesquita scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan tests Mesquita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mesquita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Ryan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryan.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Mesquita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mesquita thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Mesquita appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ryan scores with a nice strike.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Mesquita.
Eddie Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Mesquita was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
The crowd cheers as Ryan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Mesquita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mesquita throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Mesquita moves forwards but Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mesquita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryan sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mesquita is taking a breather. Ryan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mesquita works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Ryan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mesquita dominating with strikes here.
Ryan regains half guard.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Mesquita 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Ryan's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that second round.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Nice takedown defense from Ryan. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Ryan misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Mesquita there.
Ryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan moves forwards but Mesquita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mesquita scores with a hook.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mesquita manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle here but Ryan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mesquita manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ryan's best efforts.
Mesquita has a hand on Ryan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ryan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mesquita tries to reverse the position but Ryan maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Ryan is controlling well.
Richard Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mesquita doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryan pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan seems to be looking for submissions.
Mesquita looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mesquita moves into full guard.
Mesquita has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ryan has passed into side control.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mesquita, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Mesquita is defending well.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Ryan!
A very excited looking Eddie 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 45 p4p, 96 weight class) and Fred Young (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Young comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Real Ganja Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kurt Zweihander has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young connects with a body shot that sends Zweihander's belly button to the back.
Young has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zweihander.
Young misses with a straight right.
Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zweihander.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zweihander is able to avoid easily.
Zweihander jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zweihander misses with an uppercut.
Young ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Zweihander out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fred Young!
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