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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiberium Xavier (ranked 25240 p4p, 4500 weight class) and Craig Donnelly (ranked 534 p4p, 465 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiberium Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier clinches up against the cage.
Xavier pulls guard successfully.
Donnelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xavier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xavier throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Donnelly is stalling in the full guard.
Donnelly wants to control from the top but Xavier keeps moving.
Donnelly should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Xavier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Xavier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xavier closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Xavier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Donnelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Xavier tries to stand but Donnelly is controlling his head.
Donnelly keeps Xavier under control for a moment.
Donnelly manages to work his way to half guard, despite Xavier's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier wants to stand up but Donnelly manages to regain full guard.
Donnelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Xavier tries to stand but Donnelly is controlling from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Xavier's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Donnelly looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Xavier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donnelly, up you get!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Xavier.
Xavier tries to stand but Donnelly is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly is trying to control Xavier's posture but Xavier avoids it.
Donnelly gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Donnelly actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Xavier is going to stand back up.
That's four 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.
Donnelly is doing well to control the position and prevent Xavier from advancing to side control.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Xavier gets a double leg takedown into Donnelly's guard.
Xavier is looking to stand up but Donnelly won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Donnelly holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiberium Xavier 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.
Xavier walks into a straight right hand from Donnelly.
Xavier avoids the body shot from Donnelly.
Xavier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Donnelly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Donnelly advances nicely into full mount.
Donnelly looking to control but Xavier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Xavier throwing hammer fists to the chest of Donnelly. What's that going to do exactly?
Donnelly controlling from mount.
Donnelly looking to secure an arm triangle but Xavier defends it well.
Xavier swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly looking to control and managing it successfully.
Donnelly is continuing to stall.
Xavier 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.
Donnelly passes to full mount!
Donnelly controlling from the full mount.
Donnelly goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Xavier is on top in guard.
Xavier wants to stand but Donnelly is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly working for a triangle but Xavier defends it easily.
Donnelly is pulling down on Xavier's head. It's preventing any offense from Xavier, at least for the moment.
Donnelly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Xavier defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier stopping the sweep attempt from Donnelly.
Xavier tries to stand but Donnelly is controlling from the bottom.
Donnelly lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Donnelly looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Xavier looking to control.
Donnelly preventing the sweep.
Tiberium Xavier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Xavier trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Xavier wants to sweep but no luck.
Donnelly slips nicely into half guard.
Donnelly is pressing down on Xavier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Xavier is holding on for now.
Donnelly content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donnelly blocks the strikes from Xavier.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Donnelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Xavier drives through with a takedown into guard.
Donnelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Xavier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Donnelly is proving hard to escape from.
Donnelly is looking for a triangle but Xavier pushes his legs off easily.
Donnelly controlling Xavier's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly is pulling down on Xavier's head. It's preventing any offense from Xavier, at least for the moment.
Xavier stands up and waves to Donnelly to follow him.
Xavier gets a takedown into half guard.
Donnelly is positioning himself well to prevent Xavier advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier wants to get back to his feet.
Donnelly trying to control from the bottom.
Xavier tries to stand but can't do so whilst Donnelly controls his leg.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Donnelly has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Xavier gets the takedown into side control.
Donnelly throws Xavier to one side and escapes!
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xavier moves away.
Xavier tries to clinch up but Donnelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donnelly drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xavier throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Xavier can't keep his opponent in guard - Donnelly advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Donnelly is trying to work for a kimura but Xavier is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly controlling the pace.
Donnelly wants to take a breather but Xavier is having none of it.
Donnelly is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xavier has managed to free his arm - good work.
Xavier throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donnelly blocks the strikes from Xavier.
Xavier flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Donnelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donnelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Donnelly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saku Kapanen (ranked 4725 p4p, 4693 weight class) and Hitashi Sansho (ranked 389 p4p, 385 weight class). Saku Kapanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saku Kapanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hitashi Sansho!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapanen thuds his right hand into Sansho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kapanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sansho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kapanen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kapanen jabs Sansho right on the nose. Sansho blinks but takes it well.
Kapanen digs a good hook to Sansho's body.
Sansho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kapanen counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sansho is defended easily by Kapanen.
Saku Kapanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitashi Sansho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapanen clinches up against the cage.
Sansho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sansho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kapanen's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansho goes for a takedown attempt but Kapanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sansho tries for a takedown but Kapanen circles away easily
and Kapanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Kapanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kapanen cracks a nice hook into Sansho's ribs.
Kapanen with a jab.
Kapanen works Sansho's body with a nice hook.
Sansho moves out of range of the body kick.
Kapanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sansho on the side of the head.
We've been told by Kapanen's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sansho tries for a takedown but Kapanen circles away easily
and Sansho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sansho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kapanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kapanen clobbers Sansho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Kapanen thuds a left hand into Sansho's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kapanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sansho tries to move into range but Kapanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kapanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Kapanen cracks Sansho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sansho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sansho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kapanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Kapanen as he connects with a hook.
Sansho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kapanen counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapanen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kapanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kapanen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kapanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sansho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kapanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kapanen scores with a nice right hand.
Sansho moves to clinch but Kapanen breaks away
and Kapanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kapanen lands a jab.
Kapanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sansho is looking to clinch but Kapanen is avoiding it.
Kapanen lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sansho is defended easily by Kapanen.
Kapanen lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansho fails with the takedown
letting Kapanen counter with a right hand.
Sansho tries to clinch there but Kapanen circles away.
Sansho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kapanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapanen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kapanen lands a slapping body shot.
Sansho looks for a takedown but Kapanen sprawls well.
Kapanen thuds his right hand into Sansho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kapanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sansho has time to react.
Kapanen lands a head kick. Sansho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 Sansho is rocked!
Kapanen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sansho is out of range and Kapanen settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saku Kapanen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sansho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kapanen lands a body shot.
Sansho fails with the takedown.
Hitashi Sansho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sansho with a poor takedown
and Kapanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Sansho with that takedown attempt.
Saku Kapanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitashi Sansho.
Kapanen throws a solid leg kick but Sansho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kapanen.
Kapanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sansho's hands.
Sansho with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kapanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kapanen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sansho is still on wobbly legs! Can Kapanen finish him?
Kapanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sansho tries for a takedown but Kapanen circles away easily
and Kapanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Kapanen finds it's way through Sansho's defenses.
Kapanen lands a jab to Sansho's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansho tries for a takedown but Kapanen circles away easily
and Kapanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sansho is breathing heavily.
Kapanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Sansho seems to have recovered his senses.
Sansho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapanen lands with a nice body punch.
Kapanen is looking to land body kicks.
Saku Kapanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapanen lands a really nice looking cross but Sansho seems unphased.
Kapanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kapanen scores with a decent looking hook.
Kapanen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sansho doesn't seem bothered though.
Kapanen lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sansho misses with a takedown
and Kapanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapanen cracks a nice hook into Sansho's ribs.
Donk. Kapanen catches Sansho right on the button with a cross.
Saku Kapanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sansho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sansho is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kapanen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sansho.
Sansho on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sansho finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kapanen's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Sansho falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saku Kapanen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Rosales (ranked 4073 p4p, 5199 weight class) and Randy Rebar (ranked 427 p4p, 505 weight class). Randy Rebar looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denzel Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Rebar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebar tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rosales defends well and Rebar ends up having to push Rosales into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rebar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Rosales. Those never looked like landing.
Rebar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rosales's waist but Rosales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rebar off to one side.
Rosales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rebar is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rebar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Denzel Rosales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Rebar.
Rebar looks winded!
Rosales dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rebar drops his hands momentarily and Rosales takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Rosales scores with a four punch combination!
Rosales throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Rosales there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosales fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rosales tests Rebar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rosales fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rosales with a hook.
Rebar is rocked!
Rosales scores with a hook.
Rebar is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosales finish him?
Rosales cracks Rebar with a hook to the temple - Rebar is on wobbly legs here! Rosales swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rebar falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Rosales wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Denzel Rosales!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borislav Yevgraf (ranked 3927 p4p, 4283 weight class) and Ric Sandoval (ranked 316 p4p, 363 weight class). Sandoval has chosen Dragostea Din Tei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Borislav Yevgraf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval digs a good hook to Yevgraf's body.
Yevgraf misses with the combination.
Sandoval lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yevgraf at a distance.
Yevgraf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandoval doesn't seem bothered though.
Sandoval avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sandoval doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yevgraf cracks Sandoval with an open hand slap.
Sandoval throws a series of strikes that have Yevgraf backpedaling.
Sandoval fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yevgraf takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Yevgraf ducks right into an uppercut from Sandoval.
Sandoval with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yevgraf misses with a left hand
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval connects with a jab.
Yevgraf takes the fight into the clinch.
Sandoval looking to stall.
Yevgraf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yevgraf has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval tries to break the clinch but Yevgraf is controlling the position.
Yevgraf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yevgraf.
Yevgraf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandoval tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yevgraf.
Yevgraf misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval is trying to maintain a safe position but Yevgraf gets an underhook and turns Sandoval into the cage.
Yevgraf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yevgraf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sandoval blocks an uppercut.
Yevgraf throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval pushes Yevgraf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yevgraf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yevgraf misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yevgraf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to work over Yevgraf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sandoval taking a breather.
Yevgraf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yevgraf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
A short left from Yevgraf.
Sandoval is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sandoval tries a body shot but Yevgraf blocks it.
Yevgraf prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
Sandoval struggles to land a body shot inside as Yevgraf controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yevgraf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yevgraf works on Sandoval's body with a couple of short punches.
Sandoval is trying to break the clinch but Yevgraf has him pressed against the cage.
Sandoval tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yevgraf's elbow.
Yevgraf prevents a body shot from Sandoval.
Still in the clinch, Yevgraf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sandoval looking to stall.
Yevgraf tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Yevgraf.
Yevgraf gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yevgraf blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandoval.
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 Borislav Yevgraf will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yevgraf throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
Yevgraf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yevgraf throws a body shot but no joy.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yevgraf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Sandoval let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yevgraf misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sandoval takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sandoval getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sandoval slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yevgraf darts in and clinches Sandoval up against the cage.
Yevgraf leaning his opponent against the cage.
Borislav Yevgraf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yevgraf lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yevgraf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sandovals head.
Yevgraf pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sandoval fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yevgraf pushes Sandoval back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yevgraf tries a body shot but Sandoval blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Yevgraf.
Sandoval looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sandoval.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yevgraf lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sandoval or not.
Sandoval goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yevgraf jumps guard but Sandoval turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
Yevgraf lands a shot to the body.
Yevgraf tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yevgraf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yevgraf is stalling here.
Sandoval misses with a punch to the body.
Yevgraf struggles to land a body shot inside as Sandoval controls his hands.
Yevgraf misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval is looking to control Yevgraf's arms but Yevgraf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sandoval has his back to the cage.
Yevgraf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sandoval misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sandoval seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Yevgraf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandoval can do to turn this around?
Yevgraf throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
Yevgraf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sandoval tries a body shot but Yevgraf blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sandoval struggles to land a body shot inside as Yevgraf controls his hands.
Sandoval blocks a body shot from Yevgraf.
Yevgraf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yevgraf swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yevgraf is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yevgraf.
Yevgraf swings wildly with an uppercut but Sandoval uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sandoval prevents a body shot from Yevgraf.
Sandoval wants to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yevgraf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
Yevgraf is pushing Sandoval up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Yevgraf dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A left lands for Sandoval.
Sandoval connects with a body shot.
Yevgraf displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yevgraf swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandoval connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yevgraf forces Sandoval back against the cage and clinches.
Sandoval blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Sandoval fails to land.
Yevgraf working aggressively here.
Yevgraf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yevgraf pushes Sandoval back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yevgraf blocking some punches.
Yevgraf tries to work over Sandoval's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sandoval wants to stall.
Yevgraf can't find room to land a body shot as Sandoval controls the action.
Yevgraf misses with the head strike.
Yevgraf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yevgraf scores with a shoulder strike.
Yevgraf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yevgraf gets through Sandoval's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sandoval taking a breather.
Ric Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yevgraf throws a head punch that misses.
Sandoval trying to control the position but instead, Yevgraf has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sandoval into the cage.
Yevgraf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yevgraf digs a right hand into Sandoval's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sandoval's gas tank.
Yevgraf misses with a punch on the inside.
Sandoval is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yevgraf as Sandoval tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ric Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a jab to Yevgraf's midsection.
Sandoval connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yevgraf's hands.
Yevgraf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ric Sandoval seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sandoval stuns Yevgraf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yevgraf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sandoval thuds his right hand into Yevgraf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yevgraf swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Sandoval counter with a right hand.
Yevgraf gets a clinch.
Yevgraf has a couple of punches blocked by Sandoval.
Sandoval is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yevgraf is keeping busy.
Yevgraf throws a punch but it's blocked by Sandoval.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yevgraf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yevgraf misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Yevgraf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yevgraf scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sandoval goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yevgraf misses with some punches.
Yevgraf scores with a shot to the side of Sandoval's head.
Borislav Yevgraf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yevgraf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sandoval backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Yevgraf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yevgraf, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Yevgraf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pitchitok Tor Saengmorakot (ranked 4074 p4p, 4158 weight class) and Male Spice (ranked 362 p4p, 365 weight class). Male Spice told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pitchitok Tor Saengmorakot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Male Spice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saengmorakot looking to score a takedown here. Spice is defending well but Saengmorakot drives through and ends up in Spice's guard.
Saengmorakot tries to free his leg and advance position but Spice is retaining full guard.
Spice pulls Saengmorakot in close to his closed guard and prevents Saengmorakot from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saengmorakot is sitting in close to Spice's body. Spice has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Saengmorakot is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Saengmorakot is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Spice.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Male Spice!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Petrov (ranked 4003 p4p, 4155 weight class) and Kurt Heinicke (ranked 423 p4p, 433 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Heinicke!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heinicke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrov duly obliges.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heinicke is out of range.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Heinicke.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Heinicke is out of range.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petrov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Petrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heinicke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Heinicke has wrist control.
Heinicke controls Petrov momentarily but Petrov frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Heinicke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinicke working a defensive guard here.
Heinicke wants to sweep here but Petrov controlling him for the moment.
Heinicke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Heinicke is trying to control the position but Petrov postures up.
Petrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Petrov is looking to work some ground and pound but Heinicke has wrist control.
Heinicke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Heinicke working a defensive guard here.
Petrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Heinicke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heinicke is on top in guard.
Heinicke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heinicke on the ground.
Petrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heinicke wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heinicke throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pulls Heinicke in to control the position.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Heinicke wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Heinicke preventing the sweep.
Heinicke trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Heinicke throws a front kick aimed at Petrov's knee but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov misses with a wild combination.
Heinicke counters with a body kick.
Heinicke throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heinicke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
Heinicke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Heinicke misses with a straight right.
Heinicke misses with a body shot.
Heinicke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
 It looks like Nikolai Petrov has been cut.
Heinicke lands a jab to the head.
Heinicke misses with a body kick.
Heinicke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Petrov is predictable there
and Heinicke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heinicke just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Heinicke counters with a nice kick to the body.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Heinicke counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heinicke.
Heinicke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Heinicke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Petrov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heinicke.
Heinicke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov misses with a combination
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Heinicke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heinicke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrov instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heinicke is trying to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling him.
Petrov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heinicke's efforts to push away.
Heinicke throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Heinicke throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heinicke lands with a good body shot.
Heinicke swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Heinicke slips a jab and a cross from Petrov.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
A short right from Petrov on the inside.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heinicke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a combination. Heinicke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Petrov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Heinicke to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heinicke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov tries to move into range but Heinicke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heinicke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurt Heinicke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heinicke throws a body kick that misses.
As Heinicke looks to move away, Petrov throws a big counter combo but Heinicke just gets out of the way.
Heinicke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heinicke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heinicke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heinicke.
Heinicke throws a right and a left that Petrov avoids nicely.
Heinicke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikolai Petrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov rushes Heinicke and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heinicke.
Heinicke has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Heinicke throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov is stalling here.
Heinicke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heinicke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heinicke throws a head kick that Petrov semi-blocks.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Heinicke moves out of range.
Petrov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heinicke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrov.
Petrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrov works over Heinicke with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heinicke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrov.
Heinicke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrov gets to his feet - Heinicke follows without any prompting.
Heinicke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nikolai Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heinicke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrov throws a low kick but Heinicke avoids it.
Heinicke misses with the combination.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Heinicke blocks a jab.
Heinicke avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kurt Heinicke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Petrov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heinicke backs up against the cage.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heinicke counters with a big head kick but Petrov shrugs it off.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heinicke counters with a straight right hand.
Petrov has managed to clinch.
Heinicke is looking to break free of the clinch but Petrov has double underhooks.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Heinicke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Heinicke misses with a body punch.
Heinicke tries to work over Petrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heinicke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heinicke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinicke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Heinicke throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Heinicke.
Heinicke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov blocks the body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Heinicke enables Petrov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Heinicke manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Heinicke looking to control.
Nikolai Petrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heinicke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Petrov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Petrov with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke working a defensive guard here.
Petrov throwing strikes from guard but Heinicke blocks nicely.
Petrov throwing strikes from guard but Heinicke blocks nicely.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heinicke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Petrov manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heinicke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Heinicke trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heinicke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heinicke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Heinicke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heinicke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heinicke trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heinicke is one step ahead there.
Nikolai Petrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Heinicke from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Heinicke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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.
Heinicke swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
A head kick misses from Heinicke.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heinicke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov has a takedown stuffed.
Kurt Heinicke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heinicke digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
A jab from Heinicke finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
Petrov swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Heinicke slams his shin into Petrov's torso.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kurt Heinicke.
I've got Heinicke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Heinicke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Sabe (ranked 4058 p4p, 3911 weight class) and Norman Jalisco (ranked 436 p4p, 421 weight class). Kimo Sabe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norman Jalisco's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimo Sabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Norman Jalisco!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalisco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalisco works the jab nicely.
It looks like Kimo Sabe has been cut.
Jalisco looks to land a right hand but Sabe moved out of range.
Sabe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jalisco.
Sabe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sabe tries to clinch but Jalisco moves out of range.
Jalisco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jalisco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabe.
Jalisco let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jalisco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Jalisco.
Jalisco bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sabe's head backwards.
Jalisco throws a hook but Sabe avoids it easily.
Sabe staying out of range there.
Jalisco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jalisco manages to avoid it.
Jalisco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sabe.
Jalisco lands a jab to the head.
Sabe throws a hook but Jalisco blocks it.
Jalisco staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jalisco misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalisco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sabe clinches.
Jalisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabe has double underhooks.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jalisco prevents a body shot from Sabe.
Jalisco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Jalisco.
Jalisco connects with a nice looking jab.
Jalisco swings for the body but Sabe moves out of range.
Jalisco blocks a jab.
Jalisco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jalisco misses with a double jab.
Sabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kimo Sabe's cut is getting worse.
Jalisco scores with a punch to the head.
Jalisco has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sabe is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jalisco swings for the body but Sabe moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jalisco thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Jalisco finds it's way through Sabe's defenses.
Sabe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jalisco throws out the jab.
Sabe is looking to counter the offense by Jalisco and move into the clinch.
Jalisco misses with a body shot.
Jalisco throws a body punch but Sabe moves out of range.
Sabe walks into a left hand.
Kimo Sabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sabe moves into the clinch.
Sabe can't find room to land a body shot as Jalisco controls the action.
Jalisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe tries a body shot but Jalisco blocks it.
Jalisco blocks a body shot from Sabe.
Jalisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Sabe has double underhooks.
Jalisco blocks an uppercut.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalisco struggles to land a body shot inside as Sabe controls his hands.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabe misses with a body punch.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabe misses with a punch to the body.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Jalisco avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Jalisco blocking some punches.
Sabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalisco.
Sabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalisco controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jalisco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Jalisco avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalisco.
Sabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sabe controlling the action here for a moment.
Sabe gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jalisco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jalisco slips a jab from Sabe.
Jalisco misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Jalisco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimo Sabe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jalisco gets tackled into the cage by Sabe. Sabe maintains the clinch.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jalisco blocking some punches.
Sabe is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sabe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jalisco's brow.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
Jalisco can't break the clinch.
Sabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jalisco tries to throw a body punch but Sabe avoids it by throwing Jalisco back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jalisco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jalisco manages to break the clinch.
Jalisco misses with a straight right.
Jalisco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sabe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jalisco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jalisco falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Sabe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jalisco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalisco's elbow.
Sabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sabe tries to work over Jalisco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kimo Sabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jalisco blocks a body shot from Sabe.
Jalisco is trying to maintain a safe position but Sabe gets an underhook and turns Jalisco into the cage.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sabe misses with the head strike.
Sabe tries a body shot but Jalisco blocks it.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalisco's elbow.
Jalisco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jalisco misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalisco.
A bit of stalling here from Sabe.
Jalisco prevents a body shot from Sabe.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Jalisco avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Sabe misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalisco.
Sabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalisco controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
Jalisco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalisco's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Jalisco blocks an elbow strike from Sabe.
Sabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Jalisco controls his hands.
Jalisco is trying to force a seperation but Sabe has the dominant position.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabe misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jalisco.
Sabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jalisco tries to work over Sabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabe tries a body shot but Jalisco blocks it.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jalisco tries to break free but Sabe pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jalisco.
Jalisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sabe pushes off an throws an elbow but Jalisco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sabe has a couple of punches blocked by Jalisco.
Jalisco is trying to break the clinch but Sabe is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalisco's elbow.
Sabe misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimo Sabe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimo Sabe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jalisco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sabe at a distance.
Jalisco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jalisco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sabe.
Sabe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalisco throws a hook but Sabe blocks it.
As Jalisco tries to get set, Sabe tries to push him back and clinch up but Jalisco manages to avoid the attempt.
Jalisco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jalisco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norman Jalisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jalisco misses with an uppercut. Sabe saw that one coming.
Sabe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jalisco.
Jalisco swings for the body but Sabe moves out of range.
Sabe tries to counter by clinching up but Jalisco breaks away and moves out of range.
Jalisco swings for the body but Sabe moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jalisco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jalisco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sabe.
A swing and a miss from Jalisco.
Sabe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jalisco manages to circle out of the way.
Sabe ducks under a wild hook from Jalisco.
Sabe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sabe takes one to the side of the head.
Jalisco moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jalisco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabe.
A punch combination from Jalisco misses.
Jalisco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabe.
Sabe slips under a jab.
Sabe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jalisco connects with a crisp jab.
Sabe slips a jab and a cross from Jalisco.
Norman Jalisco seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sabe slips under a jab from Jalisco.
A big left from Jalisco misses.
Sabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalisco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jalisco thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jalisco throws a hook but Sabe blocks it.
Sabe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jalisco manages to circle out of the way.
Jalisco fails to land with a series of punches.
Sabe slips a straight right by Jalisco.
Jalisco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sabe.
Jalisco slips under a jab from Sabe.
Jalisco moves away from the strike by Sabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jalisco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jalisco misses the shot to the body.
Jalisco looks to land a right hand but Sabe moved out of range.
Sabe tries to clinch there but Jalisco circles away.
A big left from Sabe misses.
Sabe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jalisco.
Sabe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalisco misses the jab.
Sabe slips a jab from Jalisco.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Jalisco misses the target.
Sabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalisco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jalisco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sabe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jalisco throws a series of punches but Sabe avoids them all with ease.
Jalisco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sabe throws a hook to the side of Jalisco's head but Jalisco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jalisco misses with a double jab
and Sabe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sabe.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Jalisco uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Jalisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jalisco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalisco's elbow.
Jalisco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sabe is keeping busy.
Jalisco prevents a body shot from Sabe.
Sabe tries to work over Jalisco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jalisco tries to break free but Sabe pushes him back against the cage.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalisco's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sabe can't find room to land a body shot as Jalisco controls the action.
Sabe lands an elbow inside that Jalisco shrugs off.
 It looks like Norman Jalisco has been cut.
Sabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jalisco breaks from the clinch.
Jalisco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sabe is looking to counter the offense by Jalisco and move into the clinch.
Sabe swings for the body but Jalisco moves out of range.
Sabe throws a hook but Jalisco blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Jalisco.
Jalisco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sabe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sabe misses with a body punch.
Jalisco misses with a punch to the body.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalisco's elbow.
Jalisco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sabe.
Sabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Jalisco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Jalisco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jalisco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Jalisco!
Norman Jalisco decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sack (ranked 3704 p4p, 5091 weight class) and Fish Oper (ranked 306 p4p, 406 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sack might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DaBobby - BOP in Arlen. Roger Sack is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fish Oper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oper's head.
Oper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sack eats them both and turns towards Oper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Oper does no damage.
Sack thuds a left hand into Oper's body.
Oper fails with an attempt to clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Oper has eaten all the pies!
Sack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oper takes the fight into the clinch.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sack avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sack lands with a left to the head.
Sack working the clinch nicely. Oper is working for position but Sack cracks him with a big knee to the head! Oper crumples up against the cage and Sack lands two more shots before the ref can save Oper! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Roger Sack!
Our winner, Roger Sack, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izaiah Davis (ranked 3711 p4p, 4210 weight class) and Aydin Parks (ranked 474 p4p, 508 weight class). Aydin Parks 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Izaiah Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aydin Parks!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Parks drops an elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Parks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Parks throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Parks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parks.
Parks slips a nice elbow through Davis's hands, connecting with Davis's forehead.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parks on the ground.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parks.
Parks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parks working the head and body with strikes.
Parks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davis's head.
Parks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parks working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
 Davis is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks lands a big elbow - Davis is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Parks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aydin Parks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Greenlaw (ranked 4269 p4p, 4072 weight class) and Scott Tolzien (ranked 459 p4p, 452 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 Scott Tolzien 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Armando Greenlaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Tolzien!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenlaw throws a head kick but Tolzien moves out of range.
Tolzien appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tolzien doesn't manage to clinch there - Greenlaw circles away.
Greenlaw paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greenlaw throws the kick towards the body but Tolzien avoids it.
It seemed like Tolzien was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tolzien wants to clinch up but Greenlaw keeps it at a distance.
Greenlaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Tolzien is just out of range.
Greenlaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tolzien now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolzien avoids the body shot from Greenlaw.
Tolzien tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenlaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tolzien fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Greenlaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tolzien shoots in but Greenlaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolzien wants to clinch.
Tolzien is looking to clinch but Greenlaw is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Greenlaw.
Tolzien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolzien is looking to clinch but Greenlaw is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien tries to close the distance and clinch but Greenlaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Greenlaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tolzien has Greenlaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Greenlaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tolzien works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tolzien tries a body shot but Greenlaw blocks it.
Tolzien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Tolzien.
Greenlaw tries to work over Tolzien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolzien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenlaw.
Greenlaw pushes Tolzien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Greenlaw lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolzien tries to work over Greenlaw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greenlaw tries a body shot but Tolzien blocks it.
Greenlaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tolzien is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Greenlaw working aggressively here.
Greenlaw presses Tolzien against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tolzien misses with some punches.
A short right from Greenlaw on the inside.
Tolzien trying to control the position but instead, Greenlaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tolzien into the cage.
Tolzien throws a head punch that misses.
Greenlaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenlaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Greenlaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tolzien taking a breather.
Greenlaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Greenlaw lands with a right to the head.
Greenlaw lands a shot to the body.
Tolzien looks winded!
Greenlaw can't find room to land a body shot as Tolzien controls the action.
Greenlaw lands a body shot.
Greenlaw scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greenlaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolzien backwards.
Greenlaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tolzien or not.
Greenlaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Tolzien uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenlaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Greenlaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tolziens head.
Greenlaw misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Greenlaw dominated that round.
That's time! Greenlaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolzien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greenlaw is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Greenlaw's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tolzien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greenlaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tolzien tries to clinch up.
Tolzien keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greenlaw.
Tolzien doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Greenlaw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greenlaw throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolzien wants to clinch
and Greenlaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Greenlaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolzien can do to turn this around?
Greenlaw misses with an uppercut. Tolzien saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Tolzien as he checks the leg kick.
Tolzien now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tolzien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greenlaw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Armando Greenlaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Greenlaw connects with a leg kick.
Tolzien is looking to clinch but Greenlaw is avoiding it.
Tolzien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greenlaw.
Tolzien is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tolzien steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greenlaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw with the inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tolzien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tolzien darts in and clinches Greenlaw up against the cage.
Tolzien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tolzien blocks a body shot from Greenlaw.
A hook to the body from Tolzien.
Tolzien misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tolzien.
Greenlaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Greenlaw.
Greenlaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tolziens head.
Armando Greenlaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Greenlaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolzien backwards.
Greenlaw tries a body shot but Tolzien blocks it.
Tolzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenlaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Greenlaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greenlaw presses Tolzien against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Greenlaw.
Tolzien tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tolzien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greenlaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tolzien backwards.
Tolzien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Greenlaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Tolzien swings wildly with an uppercut but Greenlaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greenlaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw gets through Tolzien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Greenlaw on the inside.
Greenlaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tolzien blocks a body shot from Greenlaw.
Greenlaw tries to work over Tolzien's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tolzien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenlaw.
Tolzien blocks a body shot from Greenlaw.
Tolzien breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Greenlaw misses
and Tolzien counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greenlaw misses with a low kick.
Greenlaw keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armando Greenlaw dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Greenlaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolzien fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tolzien is looking to clinch.
Tolzien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greenlaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Greenlaw finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tolzien moves in looking to clinch but Greenlaw pushes him off.
Greenlaw lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Greenlaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolzien shoots in for a double leg but Greenlaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tolzien doesn't manage to clinch there - Greenlaw circles away.
Tolzien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greenlaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tolzien wants to clinch up but Greenlaw keeps it at a distance.
Greenlaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tolzien shoots in for a takedown but Greenlaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Greenlaw swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tolzien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Greenlaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greenlaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Tolzien on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tolzien tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greenlaw. Tolzien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolzien now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Greenlaw looks to land a left hand but Tolzien moved out of range nicely.
Tolzien forces Greenlaw back against the cage and clinches.
Tolzien misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greenlaw.
Greenlaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Tolzien backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Greenlaw fails to land.
Tolzien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tolzien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenlaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Greenlaw.
Greenlaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greenlaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tolzien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Greenlaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Greenlaw misses with a body punch.
Greenlaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Tolzien controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Greenlaw.
Tolzien misses with a punch to the body.
Tolzien prevents a body shot from Greenlaw.
Tolzien looking to slow down the pace here.
Greenlaw misses with some punches.
Greenlaw lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greenlaw.
Greenlaw working aggressively here.
Greenlaw misses with some punches.
Tolzien is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Tolzien.
Greenlaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tolzien lands a nice uppercut.
Greenlaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greenlaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greenlaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greenlaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Scott Tolzien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armando Greenlaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greenlaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armando Greenlaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greenlaw has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armando Greenlaw!
An out of breath Armando Greenlaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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