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UCF 68: Abrazos v McCarthy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bond (ranked 2330 p4p, 3621 weight class) and Ernest Chabot (ranked 216 p4p, 298 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ernest Chabot!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Bond as Chabot shoots in.
Bond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chabot shoots in for a takedown but Bond shows good takedown defense.
Chabot blocks a head kick by Bond.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bond.
Chabot checks a low kick from Bond.
Chabot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bond circles away.
Matt Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Chabot.
Bond thumps Chabot with a low kick.
Bond throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Bond. No joy for Chabot on that attempt.
Chabot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chabot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bond's waist but Bond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chabot off to one side.
Chabot fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bond sprawls well initially but Chabot persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond tries to get to full guard but Chabot has control of the leg.
Chabot performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bond actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chabot content to control rather than advance.
Bond moves into full guard.
Bond is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chabot is aware though and is defending well.
Bond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chabot is one step ahead there.
Chabot really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chabot showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bond working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chabot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chabot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chabot won't allow Bond to sweep him here.
Chabot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chabot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chabot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bond trying to keep a closed guard but Chabot is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chabot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chabot sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bond looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bond is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chabot advances to half guard.
Well, if Chabot is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bond actively working from the bottom here.
Chabot controlling the action here.
Bond gets full guard.
Bond trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chabot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bond is keeping the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bond dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bond.
Bond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chabot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chabot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bond's waist but Bond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chabot off to one side.
Bond moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chabot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bond's waist but Bond gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chabot off to one side.
Chabot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matt Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Chabot.
Bond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bond tried to score with a low kick but Chabot checks it.
Bond with a nice calf kick.
Bond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chabot can do to turn this around?
Bond throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ernest Chabot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond connects with a high kick.
Chabot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chabot content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Chabot has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond manages to get back to half guard.
Chabot is pressing down on Bond's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bond is holding on for now.
Chabot not doing much here.
Bond tries to get to full guard but Chabot has control of the leg.
Bond is working hard here to advance position.
Bond is trying to control but Chabot passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bond tries to bench press Chabot off him but Chabot keeps the position.
Bond gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Chabot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bond knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bond wants to get back to full guard.
Bond looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chabot controlling the pace.
Bond is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chabot's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chabot's back!
Ernest Chabot has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabot defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bond's arms.
Bond controlling from the back.
Chabot tries to escape but Bond has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bond is looking for the choke from the back position but Chabot is controlling his hands well.
Chabot prevents Bond from getting a body triangle.
Chabot is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bond looking to break Chabot's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Chabot remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bond will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bond looking to break Chabot's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Chabot remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bond will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A lull in the action here.
Chabot is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bond gets his way!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bond dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chabot on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Bond as Chabot shoots in.
Bond jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chabot.
Bond jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chabot blocks a head kick by Bond.
Chabot shoots in for a takedown but Bond shows good takedown defense.
Matt Bond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernest Chabot.
Chabot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chabot drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chabot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bond is keeping the position for now.
Bond has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chabot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chabot is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chabot is aware though and is defending well.
Chabot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bond keeping full guard, as Chabot tries to pass.
Bond looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chabot passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chabot tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bond tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chabot presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bond is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chabot moves to the back.
Chabot really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bond.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond can't escape the position.
Chabot controlling the position well here. Bond rolled but Chabot kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Chabot controlling well, preventing Bond from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
I would not like to be Bond right now.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Chabot.
Bond wants to escape the position.
Chabot is not going to allow Bond to sit and survive in this position.
What can Bond do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bond can't escape the position.
Ernest Chabot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Bond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chabot is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bond up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Chabot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bond has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Bond!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 1369 p4p, 24222 weight class) and Yuri Sola (ranked 161 p4p, 516 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Banchamek Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Sola!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw throws a combination that misses
and Sola counters with a left and a right that stings Buakaw.
Buakaw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buakaw blocks the body kick.
Buakaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buakaw throws a lazy right hand but Sola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buakaw shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sola eats them both and turns towards Buakaw to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sola throws a lazy head kick
and Buakaw counters with a series of strikes that sends Sola to the canvas! Buakaw follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw wants to control from the top but Sola keeps moving.
Sola trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Buakaw works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sola striking from the bottom.
Buakaw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sola tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Buakaw 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.
Sola is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sola wants to control but Buakaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Buakaw seems to be looking for submissions.
Buakaw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Buakaw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Buakaw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sola has one foot on Buakaw's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Buakaw walks into a jab.
Buakaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buakaw slips a jab and a cross from Sola.
Buakaw went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sola throws an off balance right hand
and Buakaw counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sola blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Buakaw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sola shapes to counter with a head kick.
Sola looks to land a left hand but Buakaw moved out of range nicely.
Sola misses with a left hand
and Buakaw counters with a straight right hand.
Sola throws a sloppy body shot
and Buakaw counters with a beautiful punch that sends Sola to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buakaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Sola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Buakaw is looking to advance position but Sola has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Buakaw 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.
Buakaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sola there.
Buakaw is concentrating on defense, preventing Sola from advancing position.
Sola looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sola seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Buakaw tries to get to full guard but Sola has control of the leg.
Buakaw slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buakaw has momentary wrist control but Sola slips an elbow through the middle.
Buakaw wants to sweep here but Sola controlling him for the moment.
Buakaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sola chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banchamek Buakaw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sola misses with an uppercut
and Buakaw counters with a nice body shot.
Banchamek Buakaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sola takes one on the button.
Buakaw throws a hook but Sola avoids it easily.
Buakaw lands with an uppercut that bounces Sola off the cage and back into range.
Sola avoids the head kick by Buakaw.
Buakaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sola slips a jab from Buakaw.
Banchamek Buakaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buakaw is looking for a counter combo.
Sola scores with a hook to the body. Buakaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buakaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sola slips a jab from Buakaw.
Buakaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sola looks to land a combination but Buakaw avoids it well.
Buakaw misses with an uppercut. Sola saw that one coming.
Sola misses with a two punch combination.
Sola throws a sloppy head kick and Buakaw moves out of range easily.
Sola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A low kick lands for Sola.
Buakaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sola walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Buakaw throws a chopping leg kick but Sola manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sola throws a right and a left that Buakaw avoids nicely.
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!
Buakaw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buakaw is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sola is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Sola looks to move away, Buakaw throws a big counter combo but Sola just gets out of the way.
Sola blocks a head kick by Buakaw.
A big right from Buakaw misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sola avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Sola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Buakaw's head.
Buakaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sola can do to turn this around?
Buakaw closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sola in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Buakaw misses with the combination.
Sola throws an overhand right that lands on Buakaw's shoulder, as Buakaw tries to avoid the shot.
Sola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Yuri Sola has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buakaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buakaw.
Buakaw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sola lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sola darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
 It looks like Banchamek Buakaw has been cut.
Buakaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buakaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Sola is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sola.
Buakaw missing with a left hand there. Sola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Banchamek Buakaw dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Buakaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sola tries a head kick but it misses.
Buakaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buakaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buakaw misses with a two punch combination.
Sola lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Buakaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buakaw lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sola sprawling to the canvas. Buakaw follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sola hang on?
 Sola is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buakaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sola is still in real trouble! Can Buakaw finish him?
Buakaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Buakaw looking for a submission but Sola manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Sola seems to have recovered his senses.
Sola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Sola is retaining full guard.
Buakaw wants to control from the top but Sola keeps moving.
Buakaw stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sola lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Buakaw has gone for a leg lock! Sola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Buakaw's guard.
Buakaw lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sola is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sola landing some decent shots from guard.
Buakaw is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sola is aware though and is defending well.
Buakaw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sola landing with the ground and pound.
Buakaw looking for subs off his back but Sola has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sola is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sola lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sola working Buakaw over with strikes.
Buakaw kicks Sola off and gets back to his feet.
Buakaw misses with a looping left.
Buakaw throws a body punch but Sola moves out of range.
Sola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buakaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sola moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sola pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Buakaw back to the cage. Sola follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sola misses with a wild body shot.
Buakaw throws a quick counter head kick but Sola was just out of range.
Sola sizes up Buakaw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yuri Sola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buakaw lands with a cross.
Sola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buakaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Sola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Buakaw. Beautiful body shot.
Buakaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sola moves forwards but Buakaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sola walks into a straight right hand from Buakaw.
Banchamek Buakaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sola misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Banchamek Buakaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buakaw, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Banchamek Buakaw!
During a confident post fight interview, Banchamek Buakaw thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Luc Gaspard (ranked 3171 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Mick Taylor (ranked 306 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Gaspard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaspard tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taylor lands with a hook. Gaspard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mick Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor lands a jab.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Gaspard's body.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Gaspard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gaspard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gaspard tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gaspard counters with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Gaspard's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaspard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
 Gaspard is rocked!
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gaspard on the side of the head.
Oh Gaspard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gaspard gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Taylor gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Taylor!
Mick Taylor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Apuro (ranked 1666 p4p, 2066 weight class) and Zacharias Sabel (ranked 190 p4p, 230 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Apuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zacharias Sabel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sabel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sabel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apuro throws out the jab.
Apuro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Apuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apuro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sabel.
Sabel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Apuro circles away quickly and effectively.
Apuro takes one on the button.
A jab from Sabel finds it's way through Apuro's defenses.
Donk. Sabel catches Apuro right on the button with a cross.
Sabel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Apuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Apuro misses with a straight right.
Apuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sabel throws a hook to the side of Apuro's head but Apuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apuro.
Apuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Apuro drops his hands momentarily and Sabel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Apuro sizes up Sabel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel misses with a leg kick.
Sabel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apuro was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabel.
Apuro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sabel to score with a decent uppercut.
Apuro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabel.
Sabel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apuro.
Sabel throws a jab but it's blocked by Apuro.
Apuro missing with a left hand there. Sabel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabel scores with a shot to the body.
Sabel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Apuro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zacharias Sabel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apuro connects with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Sabel.
Apuro looks to throw the jab but Sabel is out of range.
Sabel throws out a loose jab but Apuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabel. Apuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apuro cracks Sabel with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Apuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabel misses the shot to the body.
Apuro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apuro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sabel thinking.
A jab from Apuro misses.
Apuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Sabel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sabel misses with an uppercut.
Sabel lands a nice shot to the body.
Sabel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Apuro scores with a takedown into Sabel's guard.
Apuro lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Apuro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sabel has momentary wrist control but Apuro slips an elbow through the middle.
Apuro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Apuro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sabel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apuro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Apuro scoring with punches to the head and body.
Apuro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sabel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Apuro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apuro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sabel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Apuro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Apuro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Apuro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Apuro connects with a couple of short punches.
Apuro is working Sabel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Apuro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Apuro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sabel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apuro has managed to get both his arms back between Sabel's legs - danger averted.
Apuro scoring with some ground and pound.
Apuro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Apuro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sabel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Apuro has managed to get both his arms back between Sabel's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apuro works over Sabel with some ground and pound from guard.
Apuro landing some decent shots from guard.
Sabel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Apuro passes into half guard.
Sabel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Apuro drops an elbow to the side of Sabel's head.
Apuro is looking to take a break and control but Sabel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sabel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Apuro is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabel taking some punishment here, with Apuro in his half guard.
Sabel is staying active underneath Apuro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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!
Apuro working over Sabel with some ground and pound. Sabel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mursk Apuro 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.
Apuro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabel throws a shot to the body.
Apuro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sabel throws the left hand but Apuro avoids the punch easily.
Apuro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Apuro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Apuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabel. Apuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apuro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zacharias Sabel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Apuro coming out on top.
Apuro throws a hook but Sabel avoids it easily.
A big left from Sabel misses.
Sabel misses with a hook. Apuro ducked under it nicely.
Apuro looks to land a right hand but Sabel moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apuro throws a hook but Sabel avoids it easily.
Sabel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabel moves out of range as Apuro strikes.
Sabel throws a shot to the body.
Apuro misses with a hook.
A big left from Apuro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apuro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apuro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sabel sprawls well initially but Apuro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sabel wants to stand back up but Apuro manages to pass into side control.
Apuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sabel can do to turn this around?
Apuro lands a few punches from side control.
Apuro scoring with punches from side control.
Apuro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sabel is not content to let Apuro control the position.
Mursk Apuro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sabel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Apuro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Apuro cracks Sabel with a big elbow.
Apuro looks up at the clock and then as Sabel takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Apuro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sabel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sabel is trying to maintain the position but Apuro is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apuro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sabel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sabel is trying to maintain the position but Apuro is very close to passing his half guard.
Apuro 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.
Sabel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Apuro 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.
Sabel wants to get back to his feet.
Apuro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Apuro slips a nice elbow through Sabel's hands, connecting with Sabel's forehead.
Apuro lands strikes from half guard.
Apuro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Apuro working the head and body with strikes.
Sabel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sabel trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apuro lands with a punch from half guard.
Apuro landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Apuro is keen to just control but Sabel is a slippery customer.
Sabel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Apuro sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sabel taking some punishment here, with Apuro in his half guard.
Sabel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sabel is not content to let Apuro control the position.
Nice strikes from Apuro there.
Apuro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sabel is rocked!
Apuro works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel is looking for a sweep.
Sabel is not content to let Apuro control the position.
Sabel takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Apuro landing a few strikes.
Sabel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sabel is still in real trouble! Can Apuro finish him?
Apuro grinds an elbow into Sabel's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apuro lands a strong strike to the head of Sabel. That's dazed him! Apuro looking to finish here. Sabel is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Apuro lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mursk Apuro!
Mursk Apuro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sakura Style for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Padraig Kelleher (ranked 1345 p4p, 2332 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 192 p4p, 305 weight class). Padraig Kelleher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Padraig Kelleher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singer misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Kelleher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kelleher misses with a body shot.
Kelleher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelleher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kelleher moves to clinch but Singer breaks away
and Kelleher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Padraig Kelleher has been cut.
Kelleher misses with a shot to the body
and Singer counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelleher lands with a nice body kick.
Kelleher digs a good hook to Singer's body.
Kelleher lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kelleher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Singer scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Saul Singer has been cut.
Padraig Kelleher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singer tries to move into range but Kelleher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelleher scores with a body shot.
Kelleher swinging wildly here.
Kelleher misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kelleher.
Kelleher throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher wants to clinch up but Singer keeps it at a distance.
Singer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kelleher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelleher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Singer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Singer misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Kelleher finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelleher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelleher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kelleher cracks a nice hook into Singer's ribs.
Kelleher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up Saul Singer's cut even more.
Kelleher delivers a nice body kick.
Kelleher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singer. Singer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelleher connects with a right hand. Singer shakes it off.
Kelleher pushes Singer away with a front kick.
Singer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelleher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Singer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Singer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelleher cracks Singer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Singer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kelleher finish him?
Singer is rocked!
Kelleher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Singer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Singer is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelleher finish him?
Kelleher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Singer.
Singer seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelleher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Singer misses with a kick to the body
and Kelleher counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Saul Singer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Singer throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelleher counters with a nice leg kick.
Singer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig Kelleher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kelleher cracks Singer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kelleher has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Singer to stand back up!
A shot to the liver by Kelleher. Beautiful body shot.
Kelleher drops Singer with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Singer! Kelleher dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Padraig Kelleher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Praew Dao (ranked 2160 p4p, 1433 weight class) and Serwacy Smolarek (ranked 301 p4p, 206 weight class). Smolarek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Easy Way Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Praew Dao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Serwacy Smolarek!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dao blocks the body kick.
Dao misses with a body shot.
Smolarek checks a leg kick.
Dao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smolarek counters by clinching up.
Dao manages to break the clinch.
Smolarek slips a jab from Dao.
Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smolarek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smolarek throws a shot to the body.
Smolarek looks to score with a jab to the body but Dao is just out of range.
Dao connects with the punch.
Dao stalks Smolarek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smolarek's face. Smolarek staggers backwards, shaken.
Smolarek's coach down at London MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Smolarek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dao throws a series of punches but Smolarek avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dao.
Smolarek connects with a body shot that sends Dao's belly button to the back.
Dao moves away from the strike by Smolarek.
Smolarek digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Dao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smolarek checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Praew Dao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Dao finds it's target.
Dao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smolarek counters with a right hand to the body.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Smolarek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smolarek. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smolarek ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Smolarek lands with a right hand.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Smolarek slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
Smolarek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao feints and then cracks Smolarek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smolarek down.
A cross from Smolarek lands.
Smolarek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dao rather than just go for the knockout.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao moves out of range of the body kick.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Smolarek saw that one coming.
Smolarek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao blocks the body kick.
Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dao was well out of range. Poor timing from Smolarek.
Dao tries to move into range but Smolarek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smolarek connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dao tries to bum rush Smolarek with a series of wild strikes but Smolarek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smolarek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dao slips a jab from Smolarek.
Dao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smolarek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dao misses with a hook to the body
enabling Smolarek to counter with a crisp jab.
Smolarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dao.
Smolarek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smolarek doesn't manage to clinch there - Dao circles away.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Smolarek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao throws a hook to the side of Smolarek's head but Smolarek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Dao.
Dao throws a chopping leg kick but Smolarek manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dao throws a body shot but no joy.
Dao drops his hands momentarily and Smolarek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dao.
Smolarek looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dao does no damage.
Smolarek throws a counter combo.
Dao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smolarek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dao.
Dao needs to keep his hands up - Smolarek had a free shot at his head there.
Dao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Smolarek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Dao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smolarek moves away.
Dao avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
Dao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smolarek is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dao had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Smolarek lands a jab.
Smolarek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smolarek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Smolarek backs away, Dao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Dao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smolarek appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao takes a swing at Smolarek's ribcage but misses.
Smolarek takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Smolarek there.
Dao lands a really nice looking cross but Smolarek seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smolarek just manages to avoid it.
Smolarek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dao 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 Smolarek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smolarek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smolarek.
Dao lands a right hook to the body.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Smolarek slips the punch.
Smolarek unleashes a big counter combination but Dao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dao throws a jab when Smolarek was well out of range.
Smolarek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smolarek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Smolarek as he checks the leg kick.
Smolarek looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao misses with a left hand
and Smolarek counters with a stiff right hand.
Dao throws a lazy right hand but Smolarek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smolarek throws a hook to the side of Dao's head but Dao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao moves away from the strike by Smolarek.
Smolarek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dao at a distance.
Smolarek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Smolarek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serwacy Smolarek dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smolarek misses with a straight left.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Dao pushes Smolarek up against the cage in a clinch.
Smolarek misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dao.
Smolarek working aggressively here.
Smolarek looking to slow down the pace here.
Smolarek throws a head punch that misses.
Dao breaks the clinch.
Dao misses with a combination
and Smolarek counters with a left to the body.
Dao wants to slow Smolarek down by chopping away at his legs.
Dao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dao defending well as Smolarek loads up on a big left hand.
Serwacy Smolarek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Smolarek saw that one coming.
Dao throws out a loose jab but Smolarek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smolarek manages to avoid it.
A big left from Dao misses.
Dao misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolarek checks a leg kick.
Smolarek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dao doesn't seem bothered though.
Dao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Smolarek in his tracks.
Dao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dao misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Smolarek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smolarek lands a right hook to the body.
Dao throws a leg kick but Smolarek moved away.
Dao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dao throwing a counter right hand but Smolarek manages to avoid it.
Dao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smolarek misses with an uppercut.
Smolarek digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Smolarek throws out a loose jab but Dao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dao throws a hook to the side of Smolarek's head but Smolarek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smolarek thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smolarek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Dao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao lands a jab-cross combination.
Dao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dao looks to land a right hand but Smolarek moved out of range.
Smolarek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smolarek slips a jab from Dao.
Smolarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dao.
Smolarek follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Smolarek slips under a jab from Dao.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smolarek with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smolarek slips under a jab.
Dao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dao slips under a jab from Smolarek.
Dao lands a jab.
Smolarek misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Dao.
Dao throws a body punch but Smolarek moves out of range.
Smolarek scores with a jab.
Smolarek misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a hook. Smolarek ducked under it nicely.
Smolarek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Dao tried to counter with a leg kick but Smolarek avoided it.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Smolarek defending well as Dao loads up on a big left hand.
Smolarek lands with a right hand.
Dao is looking to chop away at Smolarek's legs.
Smolarek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smolarek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dao moves away from the strike by Smolarek.
Dao avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
Dao scoring well with a low kick there.
Dao misses with an uppercut. Smolarek saw that one coming.
Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Smolarek.
Dao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smolarek throws a shot from downtown. Dao moves away and avoids it.
Dao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smolarek manages to avoid it.
Dao throws a leg kick
enabling Smolarek to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smolarek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smolarek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dao throws out the jab.
Smolarek misses the shot to the body.
Dao misses with an uppercut
and Dao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smolarek ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Smolarek connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dao missing with a left hand there. Smolarek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smolarek.
Nice defenses there by Smolarek.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Smolarek does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Smolarek misses the target.
Dao misses with a wild body shot.
Dao misses with a lunging right hand
and Smolarek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Serwacy Smolarek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dao.
Dao throws a leg kick
and Smolarek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smolarek misses the shot to the body.
Smolarek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dao keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smolarek throws a big shot that misses.
Smolarek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smolarek misses with a body shot.
Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dao misses with a hook.
Dao digs a good body shot into Smolarek's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smolarek on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smolarek misses with a body shot.
Smolarek lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Smolarek misses.
Dao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smolarek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smolarek ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Dao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smolarek.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Smolarek.
Smolarek throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range.
Dao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smolarek lands a nice looking body shot.
Dao misses with a straight right.
Smolarek scores with a shot to the body.
Dao scoring well with a low kick there.
Dao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smolarek was well out of range. Poor timing from Dao.
Smolarek misses with a wild body shot.
Dao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dao looks to score with a jab to the body but Smolarek is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smolarek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dao misses with a low kick as Smolarek jumps back.
A leg kick checked by Smolarek.
Smolarek scores with a decent looking hook.
Dao slips a jab from Smolarek.
Praew Dao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dao misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Smolarek.
Smolarek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dao swats away the attempt to clinch by Smolarek.
Smolarek misses with a hook.
Smolarek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dao can pounce on him.
A punch lands to the side of Dao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dao walks into a straight right hand from Smolarek.
Smolarek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dao misses with a leg kick
and Smolarek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dao misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smolarek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dao avoids the body shot from Smolarek.
Smolarek's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smolarek.
Smolarek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dao.
It seemed like Smolarek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Dao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smolarek throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smolarek. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dao moves out of range of the leg kick from Smolarek.
Dao slips under a jab.
No joy there for Smolarek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smolarek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smolarek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dao slips a jab from Smolarek.
Smolarek misses with a looping right.
Smolarek throws a hook but Dao blocks it.
Dao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smolarek.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolarek throws a hook but Dao avoids it easily.
Smolarek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it.
Smolarek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dao misses with a lunging right hand
and Smolarek counters with a left to the body.
Smolarek digs a good hook to Dao's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smolarek checks it well.
Smolarek tries to clinch but Dao moves out of range.
Smolarek digs a good body shot into Dao's ribs.
Dao tries a low kick but Smolarek avoids it.
Dao misses with a looping left.
Dao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smolarek is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Smolarek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smolarek misses with a straight right.
Smolarek jabs Dao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smolarek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smolarek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dao throws a looping overhand right but Smolarek ducks down to avoid it.
Smolarek lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serwacy Smolarek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smolarek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serwacy Smolarek!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bits (ranked 575 p4p, 914 weight class) and The Ole Dick Twist (ranked 84 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Bits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Ole Dick Twist!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bits slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dick Twist has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Dick Twist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bits is fending him off so far but Dick Twist persists. Nope, Bits circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick Twist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bits scores with a jab. Dick Twist acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dick Twist fails with a takedown attempt.
Tim Bits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Ole Dick Twist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bits misses with a right hand
so Dick Twist counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dick Twist looking to sit in guard and control but Bits gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dick Twist is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bits stands and steps away. Dick Twist gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bits checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bits throws a low kick, looking for Dick Twist's leg but Dick Twist calmly moves out of range.
Bits is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dick Twist.
Bits punishes Dick Twist's body with a nice straight punch.
Bits lands with a straight right. Dick Twist didn't see that one coming.
Bits tests Dick Twist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist staying out of range there.
And Dick Twist tries to counter it with a takedown but Bits pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bits misses with a body shot.
Dick Twist tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bits tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dick Twist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bits throwing a counter right hand but Dick Twist manages to avoid it.
Bits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dick Twist manages to avoid it.
Bits looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dick Twist fails with the takedown.
Bits misses with a straight left.
Dick Twist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bits.
Bits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dick Twist changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist misses with a takedown attempt - Bits sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dick Twist shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bits as he avoids it easily.
Bits lands a right hook to the body.
Dick Twist takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dick Twist misses with a takedown attempt - Bits sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dick Twist throws a series of punches but Bits avoids them all with ease.
Bits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dick Twist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bits is fending him off so far but Dick Twist persists. Nope, Bits circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick Twist on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tim Bits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bits swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dick Twist looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bits!
Bits explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bits is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dick Twist.
Dick Twist walks into a straight right hand from Bits.
Dick Twist shoots in for a double leg but Bits sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bits connects with a right hand. Dick Twist shakes it off.
Dick Twist is rocked!
Bits scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dick Twist is still on wobbly legs! Can Bits finish him?
Bits ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Dick Twist's jaw. Dick Twist's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bits does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Bits!
Tim Bits 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Abrazos (ranked 578 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 75 p4p, 170 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cormac McCarthy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Abrazos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Abrazos misses.
McCarthy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abrazos's sensitive parts.
McCarthy thumps Abrazos with a low kick.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Abrazos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McCarthy lands a nice looking body kick.
Abrazos looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy throws a push kick but Abrazos slaps the foot to one side.
Abrazos's corner calls for a 1-2. Abrazos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abrazos throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abrazos moves out of range of the body kick from McCarthy.
McCarthy moves in looking to clinch but Abrazos pushes him off.
Abrazos throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Abrazos.
McCarthy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
Abrazos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
McCarthy stalks Abrazos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abrazos's face. Abrazos staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abrazos.
It looks like Cormac McCarthy has been cut.
McCarthy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCarthy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Abrazos misses.
McCarthy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abrazos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrazos looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
Abrazos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abrazos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abrazos looks to throw the jab but McCarthy is out of range.
McCarthy lands with an overhand left.
Abrazos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCarthy.
Abrazos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCarthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abrazos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab from McCarthy.
McCarthy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCarthy misses the jab.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
Abrazos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abrazos misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Abrazos.
McCarthy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy slips a jab from Abrazos.
McCarthy lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for McCarthy.
Abrazos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Abrazos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrazos throws a hook but McCarthy avoids it easily.
Abrazos slips a straight right by McCarthy.
Abrazos throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCarthy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abrazos is able to avoid easily.
Abrazos throws a big shot that misses.
Abrazos backing away here, and McCarthy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Abrazos.
Abrazos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abrazos misses with a looping right.
McCarthy lands the left hand.
McCarthy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from McCarthy.
Pablo Abrazos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarthy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Abrazos misses with a looping left.
McCarthy lands with an uppercut that bounces Abrazos off the cage and back into range.
Abrazos throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
McCarthy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Abrazos throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Abrazos.
Good leg kick by McCarthy.
Abrazos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCarthy. McCarthy obviously looking to wear him down.
McCarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abrazos was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
McCarthy throws a low kick but Abrazos avoids it.
Abrazos's jab looks to have found its range, popping McCarthy under the eye.
Abrazos throws a big shot that misses.
McCarthy tries a quick counter leg kick but Abrazos is wise to it.
Abrazos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McCarthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abrazos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abrazos throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
Abrazos feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McCarthy sprawling to the canvas! McCarthy rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Abrazos finish him?!
McCarthy is rocked!
That has opened up Cormac McCarthy's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abrazos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrazos finish him?
Abrazos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCarthy finds it's way round the side to connect with Abrazos's head.
McCarthy seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by McCarthy as he connects with a hook.
McCarthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abrazos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCarthy scores with a jab. Abrazos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCarthy lands a jab to the nose.
McCarthy moves out of range as Abrazos strikes.
McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abrazos.
McCarthy throws a leg kick but Abrazos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abrazos misses with a looping left.
McCarthy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abrazos.
McCarthy lands with a straight right. Abrazos didn't see that one coming.
Abrazos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from McCarthy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abrazos looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
Abrazos looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCarthy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Abrazos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Abrazos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCarthy is looking for the big counter here.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
Abrazos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McCarthy throws a big shot that misses.
Abrazos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abrazos misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abrazos misses the jab.
A big right from McCarthy misses.
Abrazos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abrazos.
McCarthy feints and then cracks Abrazos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abrazos down.
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 Pablo Abrazos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cormac McCarthy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abrazos throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCarthy. That's going to slow Abrazos down.
Abrazos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCarthy.
Abrazos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Abrazos.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
Abrazos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by McCarthy.
Abrazos slips under a jab.
McCarthy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abrazos on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCarthy.
A big right from Abrazos misses.
Abrazos drops his hands momentarily and McCarthy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abrazos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrazos throws an overhand right that lands on McCarthy's shoulder, as McCarthy tries to avoid the shot.
McCarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abrazos.
Abrazos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCarthy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abrazos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McCarthy - the referee stops the clock and Abrazos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McCarthy. Abrazos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by McCarthy.
Abrazos throws a hook but McCarthy blocks it.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abrazos.
McCarthy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Abrazos.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Abrazos misses the target.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCarthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McCarthy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abrazos avoids a kick to the body.
McCarthy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abrazos throws out a loose jab but McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abrazos misses with an uppercut.
McCarthy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Abrazos missing with a left hand there. McCarthy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McCarthy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A telegraphed right hand from Abrazos misses the target.
A good leg kick by McCarthy.
Both fighters circling a little - McCarthy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCarthy with a nice calf kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
Abrazos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCarthy.
Abrazos misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy thows a body kick. Abrazos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McCarthy throws a shot from downtown. Abrazos moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCarthy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCarthy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abrazos is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McCarthy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McCarthy scores with a nice right hand.
Abrazos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters circling a little - McCarthy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abrazos works the jab nicely.
McCarthy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Abrazos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Abrazos. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCarthy.
Abrazos throws a jab when McCarthy was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Abrazos.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
Abrazos misses with a straight left.
McCarthy missing with a left hand there. Abrazos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCarthy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abrazos throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy slips under a jab from Abrazos.
McCarthy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Abrazos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abrazos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abrazos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Abrazos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarthy.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abrazos looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
A big right from Abrazos misses.
McCarthy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abrazos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A big left from McCarthy misses.
A lazy left from McCarthy finds it's target.
McCarthy moves out of range as Abrazos strikes.
Abrazos throws a big shot that misses.
Abrazos misses with a double jab.
Abrazos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abrazos's sensitive parts.
Abrazos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Abrazos misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abrazos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarthy moves away.
Abrazos just misses with a punch to the body.
Abrazos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCarthy connects with a right hand. Abrazos shakes it off.
Abrazos throws an overhand right that lands on McCarthy's shoulder, as McCarthy tries to avoid the shot.
McCarthy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abrazos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McCarthy.
Abrazos misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
Abrazos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abrazos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abrazos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McCarthy is looking to slow Abrazos down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Abrazos.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy swinging wildly here.
Abrazos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCarthy takes one on the button.
Abrazos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cormac McCarthy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McCarthy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Abrazos.
McCarthy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Abrazos misses with a hook. McCarthy ducked under it nicely.
McCarthy misses with a hook.
McCarthy missing with a left hand there. Abrazos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abrazos checks a leg kick nicely.
McCarthy misses with a kick to the body.
Abrazos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCarthy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Abrazos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McCarthy - the referee stops the clock and Abrazos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McCarthy. Abrazos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McCarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abrazos misses with a double jab.
McCarthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Abrazos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abrazos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Abrazos digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abrazos scores with the left hand. McCarthy knows he should have avoided that one.
McCarthy cracks Abrazos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abrazos.
Abrazos blocks a jab.
Abrazos throws a looping overhand right but McCarthy ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Abrazos misses its intended target.
Abrazos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
McCarthy thuds his shin into the meat of Abrazos's side.
Abrazos misses with a hook.
McCarthy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abrazos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
McCarthy throws a leg kick which misses Abrazos's front leg but catches the back leg as Abrazos tries to avoid it.
McCarthy defending well as Abrazos loads up on a big left hand.
McCarthy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
McCarthy connects with a leg kick.
McCarthy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abrazos's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Abrazos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Abrazos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abrazos walks into a left hand.
Abrazos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy connects with a right hand. Abrazos shakes it off.
Abrazos throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abrazos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCarthy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Abrazos.
Abrazos throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
Abrazos misses with a wild body shot.
Abrazos throws the left hand but McCarthy avoids the punch easily.
McCarthy throws a leg kick which misses Abrazos's front leg but catches the back leg as Abrazos tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCarthy. That's going to slow Abrazos down.
McCarthy slips a jab from Abrazos.
Abrazos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abrazos throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abrazos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abrazos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Abrazos.
McCarthy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCarthy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCarthy slips a jab from Abrazos.
The fighters circling - Abrazos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abrazos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abrazos misses with a right hand
and McCarthy counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
Abrazos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarthy with the inside leg kick.
Abrazos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCarthy.
A low kick lands for McCarthy.
McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abrazos.
Abrazos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarthy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abrazos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abrazos misses with a double jab.
Abrazos throws a looping overhand right but McCarthy ducks down to avoid it.
Abrazos throws a shot from downtown. McCarthy moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abrazos.
McCarthy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abrazos throws out the jab.
McCarthy scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCarthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Abrazos throws a jab when McCarthy was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCarthy! But no joy.
Abrazos misses with a straight left.
McCarthy feints a counter leg kick.
McCarthy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abrazos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrazos looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCarthy staying out of range there.
A jab from McCarthy does it's job there.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Abrazos.
Abrazos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abrazos misses with an uppercut.
McCarthy lands a front kick.
McCarthy connects with a crisp jab.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abrazos misses with a combination
and McCarthy counters with an outside leg kick.
Abrazos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by McCarthy.
McCarthy feints and then cracks Abrazos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abrazos down.
McCarthy connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Abrazos.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abrazos.
As McCarthy tries to get set, Abrazos tries to push him back and clinch up but McCarthy manages to avoid the attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCarthy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
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