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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deer Hunter (ranked 1237 p4p, 1324 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 124 p4p, 139 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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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 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deer Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Soares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter slips a jab from Soares.
Soares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunter lands with a nice body punch.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares lands with an overhand left.
Soares jabs at Hunter's body.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunter misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Hunter looks to score with a jab to the body but Soares is just out of range.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hunter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soares is out of range and Hunter settles back down.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Soares scores with a nice head shot.
Soares jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunter throws the left hand but Soares avoids the punch easily.
Hunter takes one on the button.
Hunter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soares connects with a jab.
Soares connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Soares moves into the clinch.
Soares avoiding damage.
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!
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soares pulls guard.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hunter slips nicely into half guard.
Soares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soares controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soares actively working from the bottom here.
Hunter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soares on the ground.
Hunter has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Soares works to full guard.
Hunter trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Soares working for a triangle but Hunter defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
Soares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soares keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Soares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soares moves away from the strike by Hunter.
Hunter throws a low kick, looking for Soares's leg but Soares calmly moves out of range.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Hunter shakes him off and moves away.
Soares connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.
Hunter lands with a right hand.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter sets himself, and Soares steps forward looking for the clinch! Hunter avoids it this time.
Soares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hunter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soares might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
A jab from Hunter misses.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Hunter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares pushes Hunter up against the cage in a clinch.
Soares jumps guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Soares.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Soares is stalling here.
Hunter tries to throw a body punch but Soares avoids it by throwing Hunter back against the cage.
Soares tries to pull guard but Hunter won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares prevents a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Soares manages to pull guard.
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!
Soares looking for a guillotine here but Hunter defends easily.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Soares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soares is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter looking to improve position, pressing down on Soares's thigh with his hand. Soares seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Hunter paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Hunter's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Soares picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gabriel Soares!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Rainey (ranked 1031 p4p, 1799 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 137 p4p, 225 weight class). Sleon has chosen Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bradley Rainey has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bradley Rainey seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Rainey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rainey manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sleon as he connects with a hook.
Sleon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sleon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rainey moves away.
Sleon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rainey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rainey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bradley Rainey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sleon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rainey scores with a jab to the head.
Sleon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rainey to score with a decent uppercut.
Rainey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sleon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rainey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sleon swings for the body but Rainey moves out of range.
Sleon staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon slips a jab from Rainey.
A big left from Sleon misses.
Sleon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sleon throws a push kick but Rainey slaps the foot to one side.
Rainey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sleon slips a straight right by Rainey.
Rainey fails with a takedown attempt.
Sleon scores with a head kick.
Sleon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rainey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sleon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rainey.
Rainey looks to land a left hand but Sleon moved out of range nicely.
Rainey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rainey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sleon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bradley Rainey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rainey lands with a straight right. Sleon didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Sleon there.
Sleon cracks Rainey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sleon tests Rainey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sleon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sleon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rainey.
Sleon delivers a nice body kick.
Sleon scores with a hook.
Sleon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rainey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sleon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edward Sleon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rainey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rainey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sleon.
A jab from Sleon does it's job there.
Sleon slips a straight right by Rainey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rainey's corner calls for a 1-2. Rainey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rainey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rainey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sleon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sleon scores with a sloppy right hand. Rainey should have avoided that one.
Rainey swings widly with a right hand
and Sleon counters with a nice uppercut.
 Rainey is rocked!
Rainey throws an off balance right hand
and Sleon scores with a counter punch that sends Rainey to the canvas! Sleon smells blood - he's punishing Rainey with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rainey has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Sleon!
Edward Sleon 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Camble (ranked 1035 p4p, 862 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 138 p4p, 112 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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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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Camble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Camble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camble.
Rivers lands with an uppercut that bounces Camble off the cage and back into range.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Camble manages to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a left hand
and Camble counters with a left to the body.
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Camble, pushing him back against the cage.
Camble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Camble backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camble misses with a punch to the body.
Camble is working Rivers over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camble stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Camble prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers tries a body shot but Camble blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble lands a shot to the body.
Camble misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivers cracks Camble with a nice body shot.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camble's elbow.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Rivers.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Rivers pushes Camble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Camble misses with the head strike.
Camble lands a nice uppercut.
Camble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Camble controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camble.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Camble controls the action.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers digs a right hand underneath Camble's ribcage. Camble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Camble backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Camble is breathing heavily.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivers.
Camble throws a head punch that misses.
Camble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camble throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cambles head.
Camble misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
Rivers tries to work over Camble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Camble fails to land.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camble backwards.
Rivers gets through Camble's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Camble controls the action.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Camble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
Camble struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Rivers.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Camble controls the action.
Camble prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Camble goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
Camble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rivers tries to work over Camble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camble has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers pushes Camble back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Rivers on the inside.
Rivers prevents Camble from breaking the clinch.
Rivers works on Camble's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Camble misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers tries a body shot but Camble blocks it.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers digs a right hand into Camble's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Camble's gas tank.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivers works on Camble's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Camble avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Camble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivers digs a right hand underneath Camble's ribcage. Camble let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Camble avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camble backwards.
Rivers lands a body punch.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers 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.
Rivers lands a big right hook! Camble looks hurt but is still standing! Rivers lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Camble falls down and Rivers dives in with a huge hammer fist! Camble's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Rivers runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers very nearly forgot to thank Pulling Guard amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sledge Wrou (ranked 298 p4p, 668 weight class) and Marski Martola (ranked 33 p4p, 75 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sledge Wrou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marski Martola!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martola on the side of the head.
Martola throws the kick towards the body but Wrou avoids it.
Martola with a poor takedown
and Wrou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wrou as he avoids it easily.
Wrou gets tackled into the cage by Martola. Martola maintains the clinch.
Martola tries to score a body lock takedown but Wrou shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sledge Wrou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marski Martola.
Wrou lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wrou wants to get back to striking at distance but Martola won't allow it.
Wrou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martola is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wrou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martola shoots in but Wrou avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martola looks to throw the jab but Wrou is out of range.
Martola misses with a hook.
Martola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marski Martola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrou blocks the body kick.
Martola staying out of range there.
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!
Wrou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martola wants to pass to mount but Wrou is defending the position.
Martola is still trying to improve position.
Martola thows a huge punch but Wrou dodges it nicely.
Martola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wrou tries to get to full guard but Martola has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou has his hands clasped together around Martola's back. He's all about the action.
Martola trying to mount his opponent but Wrou defends it.
Wrou is holding on to half guard well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Martola. That snapped Wrou's head back.
Martola misses the jab.
Martola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martola throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Martola is looking to clinch.
Martola wants to clinch.
Martola lands a nice looking body shot.
Martola throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wrou was covering up waiting for the punch and Martola finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martola passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrou is positioning himself well to prevent Martola advancing to mount.
Wrou is looking to control Martola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wrou avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martola wants to free his trapped foot but Wrou is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marski Martola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wrou misses with an uppercut. Martola saw that one coming.
Wrou throws an overhand right that lands on Martola's shoulder, as Martola tries to avoid the shot.
And Martola tries to counter it with a takedown but Wrou pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wrou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martola throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrou.
Wrou looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wrou has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Martola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Martola looks to land a left hand but Wrou moved out of range nicely.
Martola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrou connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martola throws a hook to the side of Wrou's head but Wrou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wrou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrou was well out of range. Poor timing from Martola.
Martola misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola scores with a body shot.
Wrou lands with a straight right. Martola didn't see that one coming.
Martola tries to clinch but Wrou moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wrou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wrou avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola clinches.
Martola misses with a punch to the body.
Martola pulls guard.
Wrou controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martola keeping full guard, as Wrou tries to pass.
Martola throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wrou escapes and throws Martola's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrou controls the position.
Martola is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martola is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wrou is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wrou prevents Martola from getting the reversal.
Martola is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou wants to take Martola's back here but Martola is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Martola keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Wrou controlling the position easily from mount.
Martola is trying to reverse the position but instead Wrou has taken his back - oops!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martola rolls, trying to escape but Wrou keeps control of the position.
Martola turns into Wrou and is now in his guard.
Wrou seems keen to control Martola's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sledge Wrou will probably get the nod.
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!
Nice defenses there by Martola.
Martola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Wrou. Those never looked like landing.
Martola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wrou misses with an uppercut. Martola saw that one coming.
Wrou thuds a left hand into Martola's body.
Wrou ducks under a wild hook from Martola.
Martola misses the jab.
Martola jabs Wrou right on the nose. Wrou blinks but takes it well.
Martola moves away from the strike by Wrou.
Martola shoots in and bounces Wrou off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wrou controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wrou is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Martola looking to pass the guard.
Marski Martola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wrou pulls Martola in close to his closed guard and prevents Martola from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wrou keeping full guard, as Martola tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wrou manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wrou catches Martola with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wrou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martola.
Wrou tries to move into range but Martola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martola looking to score a takedown here. Wrou is defending well but Martola drives through and ends up in Wrou's guard.
Wrou manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wrou tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Wrou.
Martola is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wrou can't fight it off and eventually Martola manages to take the fight to the floor. Wrou looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wrou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrou continues to stall.
Martola passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wrou sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martola stops Wrou from getting back to his feet.
Wrou moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wrou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martola prevents Wrou from getting back to his feet.
Wrou 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.
Martola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sledge Wrou.
I think Wrou 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sledge Wrou!
In his post fight interview, Sledge Wrou started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Draco Leonidas (ranked 485 p4p, 795 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 45 p4p, 77 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Draco Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leonidas slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mesquita looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leonidas is fending him off so far but Mesquita persists. Nope, Leonidas circles away and we're back to standing.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mesquita misses the shot to the body.
Mesquita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mesquita throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mesquita is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mesquita misses with a left hand
and Leonidas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Leonidas's head coaches at 🤡Is It Avatary Enough?🤡 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Leonidas throwing a counter right hand but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Mesquita with that takedown attempt.
Draco Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Leonidas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Leonidas pulls Mesquita in close to prevent any damage.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Leonidas blocks nicely.
Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas has his hands on Mesquita's head, controlling the position.
Leonidas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leonidas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leonidas is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Leonidas keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas looking to control.
Leonidas managing to control the position.
Leonidas can't keep his opponent in guard - Mesquita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Leonidas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mesquita's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mesquita's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mesquita tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas biding his time, looking for the opening.
Mesquita tries to escape but Leonidas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Leonidas is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mesquita felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Leonidas's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita tries to roll but Leonidas sticks to his back.
Mesquita staying busy and making it hard for Leonidas to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mesquita scores with the left hand. Leonidas knows he should have avoided that one.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Leonidas slips under a jab.
Leonidas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Leonidas misses with a hook.
Leonidas throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Jab from Mesquita.
Nice uppercut there from Leonidas.
Mesquita dives in for a single leg takedown but Leonidas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheers as Leonidas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leonidas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leonidas misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Mesquita on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonidas. Leonidas obviously looking to wear him down.
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonidas was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Mesquita moves out of range.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Leonidas.
Mesquita tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Draco Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita walks into a straight right hand from Leonidas.
Mesquita throws the left hand but Leonidas avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita throws an off balance right hand
and Leonidas counters with a thumping low kick.
Mesquita takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt
and Leonidas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draco Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mesquita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonidas throws a leg kick which misses Mesquita's front leg but catches the back leg as Mesquita tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas throws a body kick that misses.
Mesquita paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Leonidas throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily.
Mesquita doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonidas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mesquita! But no joy.
Mesquita misses with a straight right.
Mesquita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Leonidas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonidas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Leonidas with a jab.
Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt.
Leonidas connects with a body shot.
Mesquita steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leonidas. That one must have hurt.
Mesquita goes for a double leg but Leonidas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Leonidas continues to drive forward.
Leonidas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A clash of legs there as Mesquita blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas walks into a left hand.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - Leonidas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mesquita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leonidas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mesquita really felt that one!
Leonidas lands with a hook. Mesquita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mesquita might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mesquita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring 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!
Mesquita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut
and Leonidas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leonidas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mesquita.
Leonidas lands a nice shot to the body.
Mesquita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leonidas looks to score with a jab to the body but Mesquita is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Leonidas dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leonidas misses the shot to the body.
Leonidas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mesquita under the eye.
Leonidas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leonidas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita looks to land a right hand but Leonidas moved out of range.
Mesquita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draco Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas throws a shot to the body.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonidas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonidas.
Mesquita misses with a body punch
and Leonidas counters with a nice leg kick.
Mesquita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonidas.
Leonidas scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leonidas as he avoids it easily.
Leonidas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mesquita.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Leonidas throws a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mesquita on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonidas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
Leonidas misses with a kick to the body.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas lands with an uppercut that bounces Mesquita off the cage and back into range.
Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leonidas counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Mesquita with that takedown attempt.
Draco Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Leonidas avoids the body shot from Mesquita.
A little feinted left hand from Leonidas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leonidas is looking to slow Mesquita down with leg kicks.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leonidas.
Leonidas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leonidas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leonidas as he avoids it easily.
Draco Leonidas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scores with a jab.
Mesquita walks into a jab.
Leonidas is looking to land body kicks.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mesquita misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mesquita throws an overhand right that lands on Leonidas's shoulder, as Leonidas tries to avoid the shot.
Leonidas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leonidas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mesquita.
Nice body punch from Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a nice hook to Mesquita's body. Mesquita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leonidas defending well as Mesquita loads up on a big left hand.
Leonidas takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mesquita.
Leonidas just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas moves out of range as Mesquita strikes.
Charles Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Mesquita.
Leonidas lands an overhand right.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mesquita jabs Leonidas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draco Leonidas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leonidas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draco Leonidas!
A relieved looking Draco Leonidas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 210 p4p, 249 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 32 p4p, 36 weight class). Santo Amaro has chosen дигга на юг as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCarthy.
McCarthy tests Santo Amaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santo Amaro slips a jab from McCarthy.
Santo Amaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarthy.
Santo Amaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Santo Amaro.
Crunch! Santo Amaro slams his shin into McCarthy's torso.
McCarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McCarthy scores with the left hand. Santo Amaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy right hand but McCarthy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santo Amaro doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy moves away from the strike by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the side of McCarthy's head but McCarthy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarthy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarthy shoots and misses
and Santo Amaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCarthy tries for a takedown but Santo Amaro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McCarthy moves out of range of the strikes.
McCarthy looks for a takedown but Santo Amaro sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cormac McCarthy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as McCarthy blocks the leg kick.
McCarthy goes for a double leg but Santo Amaro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Santo Amaro continues to drive forward.
McCarthy working hard to break the clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santo Amaro working aggressively here.
McCarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santo Amaro keeps McCarthy at a distance using the push kick.
A left lands for Santo Amaro.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy throws out a loose jab but Santo Amaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCarthy checks a leg kick.
Santo Amaro tries a low kick but McCarthy avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro throws a wild body kick that McCarthy sees coming a mile off.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McCarthy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by McCarthy.
Santo Amaro is looking for a sweep.
McCarthy trying to control the action but Santo Amaro is working from the bottom.
Santo Amaro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Santo Amaro is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCarthy is looking to advance position but Santo Amaro won't allow it.
McCarthy wants to control but Santo Amaro is keeping him busy.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from McCarthy there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCarthy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Santo Amaro keeping hold of McCarthy's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy moves into full mount! Santo Amaro won't be happy about that!
McCarthy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McCarthy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santo Amaro is looking to escape.
McCarthy throws some wild stikes that Santo Amaro manages to avoid easily.
McCarthy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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 Cormac McCarthy will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCarthy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Santo Amaro.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santo Amaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A shot to the body from McCarthy misses
letting Santo Amaro counter with a right hand.
McCarthy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Santo Amaro coming out on top.
An inside leg kick from Santo Amaro misses.
McCarthy shoots in and gets a takedown into Santo Amaro's guard.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Santo Amaro keeps moving.
Santo Amaro controlling McCarthy's posture.
McCarthy is looking to work some ground and pound but Santo Amaro has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McCarthy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santo Amaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control but Santo Amaro is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCarthy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McCarthy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Santo Amaro pulls McCarthy in close to his closed guard and prevents McCarthy from doing any damage or advancing position.
McCarthy landing some decent shots from guard.
McCarthy trying to control but Santo Amaro is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
McCarthy is really struggling to control Santo Amaro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Santo Amaro is trying to control McCarthy's posture but McCarthy avoids it.
McCarthy laying and praying for a moment but Santo Amaro takes advantage and regains half guard.
Santo Amaro is positioning himself well to prevent McCarthy advancing to mount.
McCarthy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to control. Santo Amaro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santo Amaro won't allow McCarthy to pass to mount.
Santo Amaro is trying to control but McCarthy manages to pass to mount!
Santo Amaro is squirming around, avoiding McCarthy's attempts to control the action.
McCarthy lands a heavy elbow.
McCarthy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santo Amaro is looking to escape.
McCarthy looking to finish Santo Amaro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santo Amaro!
McCarthy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santo Amaro is looking to escape.
McCarthy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McCarthy content just to control the position here.
McCarthy unloads with some shots from mount but Santo Amaro bucks and avoids them well.
McCarthy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McCarthy lands a heavy elbow.
Cormac McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarthy tries to control but Santo Amaro wriggling away.
McCarthy lands a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCarthy lands a nice looking body shot.
McCarthy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
McCarthy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCarthy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santo Amaro tried to score with a low kick but McCarthy checks it.
McCarthy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santo Amaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCarthy.
Santo Amaro tries a quick counter leg kick but McCarthy is wise to it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy with a hook.
McCarthy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCarthy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santo Amaro takes one on the button.
Santo Amaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santo Amaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCarthy.
Santo Amaro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCarthy doesn't seem bothered though.
McCarthy connects with the punch.
A combination from McCarthy does no damage.
McCarthy jabs at Santo Amaro's body.
McCarthy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Santo Amaro is just out of range.
McCarthy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santo Amaro tries to close the distance and clinch but McCarthy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Santo Amaro.
A little jabbing left from Santo Amaro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Santo Amaro misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from McCarthy misses
and Santo Amaro counters with an inside leg kick.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCarthy throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick
and McCarthy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McCarthy.
Santo Amaro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santo Amaro has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McCarthy is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Santo Amaro.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Santo Amaro keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Santo Amaro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Santo Amaro holds on to McCarthy's head and controls the position momentarily.
Santo Amaro is letting McCarthy control him for a moment.
Santo Amaro is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McCarthy is controlling him well.
McCarthy taking a breather here.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCarthy misses with a hook. Santo Amaro ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cormac McCarthy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCarthy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
After winning the bout, Cormac McCarthy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Zweihander (ranked 187 p4p, 414 weight class) and Henry Dustfinger (ranked 11 p4p, 21 weight class). Dustfinger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Bull Rider- Johnny Cash. Kurt Zweihander could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Henry Dustfinger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Zweihander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Dustfinger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dustfinger misses with a straight right.
Zweihander was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zweihander misses with a wild body shot.
Zweihander moves out of range as Dustfinger strikes.
Dustfinger throws an overhand right that lands on Zweihander's shoulder, as Zweihander tries to avoid the shot.
Zweihander connects with a looping right hand.
Dustfinger misses with an uppercut.
Dustfinger throws a big shot that misses.
Zweihander half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dustfinger throws a right hand that misses
and Zweihander counters with a stiff right hand.
Zweihander swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zweihander misses with a body shot.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dustfinger misses with a straight left.
Zweihander fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dustfinger just manages to avoid it.
Zweihander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dustfinger throws a lazy right hand but Zweihander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dustfinger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander moves away from the strike by Dustfinger.
Zweihander thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zweihander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zweihander ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zweihander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dustfinger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dustfinger misses with a looping left.
Zweihander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dustfinger on the side of the head.
 It looks like Henry Dustfinger has been cut.
Dustfinger is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dustfinger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dustfinger tests Zweihander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zweihander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dustfinger cracks Zweihander with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dustfinger has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Zweihander to stand back up!
Zweihander is rocked!
 It looks like Kurt Zweihander has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dustfinger misses with a hook. Zweihander ducked under it nicely.
Zweihander seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Zweihander does no damage.
Dustfinger misses with a straight left.
Zweihander swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zweihander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dustfinger.
Zweihander quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Zweihander tries to clinch up but Dustfinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Dustfinger throws a hook but Zweihander avoids it easily.
Dustfinger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zweihander at a distance.
Dustfinger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zweihander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dustfinger lands a slapping body shot.
Dustfinger throws a hook to the side of Zweihander's head but Zweihander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dustfinger misses with a looping right.
Zweihander avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dustfinger throws a body punch but Zweihander moves out of range.
As Dustfinger backs away, Zweihander returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Zweihander slips a jab from Dustfinger.
A jab from Dustfinger does it's job there.
Dustfinger throws an overhand right that lands on Zweihander's shoulder, as Zweihander tries to avoid the shot.
Zweihander throws a quick counter head kick but Dustfinger was just out of range.
Zweihander throws a wild body kick that Dustfinger sees coming a mile off.
Dustfinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Dustfinger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zweihander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zweihander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zweihander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dustfinger throws a hook to the side of Zweihander's head but Zweihander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dustfinger misses with a lunging right hand
and Zweihander counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zweihander in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zweihander. Zweihander obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zweihander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dustfinger! But no joy.
Zweihander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dustfinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zweihander walks into a jab.
Dustfinger throws out a loose jab but Zweihander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zweihander swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zweihander ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Zweihander misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Dustfinger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dustfinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zweihander.
Zweihander is looking to counter with head kicks.
Zweihander ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
It looked like Zweihander wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zweihander throws a body punch but Dustfinger moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dustfinger! But no joy.
Dustfinger misses with a body shot.
Zweihander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dustfinger throws a hook to the side of Zweihander's head but Zweihander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry Dustfinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zweihander throws a looping overhand right but Dustfinger ducks down to avoid it.
Zweihander ducks under a wild hook from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger checks the leg kick.
Dustfinger flicks out a counter leg kick but Zweihander steps away.
Dustfinger throws the left hand but Zweihander avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zweihander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dustfinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zweihander moves away.
Zweihander staying out of range there.
A big left from Dustfinger misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zweihander avoids the body shot from Dustfinger.
Zweihander finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zweihander slips under a jab from Dustfinger.
Dustfinger misses with a right hand
and Zweihander counters with a crisp one two that drops Dustfinger! Zweihander thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dustfinger to his feet! Dustfinger is in big trouble!
 Dustfinger is rocked!
Dustfinger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dustfinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Zweihander finish him?
Dustfinger looks to land a combination but Zweihander avoids it well.
Dustfinger seems to have recovered his senses.
Zweihander ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Dustfinger's jaw. Dustfinger's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Zweihander does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Zweihander!
Kurt Zweihander decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Henry Dustfinger stepped up to the mic, saying 'Awww Hell!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miet Cleever (ranked 109 p4p, 234 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 16 p4p, 36 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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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 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleever scores with a jab. Tonioli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Vinicius Tonioli has been cut.
A head kick misses from Cleever.
It seemed like Tonioli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cleever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Tonioli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tonioli looks to land a left hand but Cleever moved out of range nicely.
Cleever connects with a looping right hand.
Cleever with a nice calf kick.
Cleever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleever steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonioli.
The crowd cheers as Cleever lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonioli doesn't seem phased though.
Cleever keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli avoids the body shot from Cleever.
We've been informed that Tonioli has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonioli misses the target.
A jab from Cleever finds it's way through Tonioli's defenses.
Tonioli avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Tonioli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tonioli looks to land a right hand but Cleever moved out of range.
We've been told by Cleever's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tonioli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cleever works over Tonioli's head and body with a nice combination.
That has opened up Vinicius Tonioli's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Cleever.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tonioli! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cleever rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tonioli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleever swinging wildly here.
Tonioli tries to counter with a clinch but Cleever shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Cleever.
Cleever lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cleever moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cleever throws an elbow that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tonioli.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cleever throws an elbow but misses.
Cleever lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Vinicius Tonioli's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cleever breaks from the clinch.
Cleever moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cleever sends Tonioli crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cleever is motioning to the referee to let Tonioli up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Vinicius Tonioli's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
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!
Cleever drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Tonioli right on the button. Tonioli goes down! Cleever follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cleever gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miet Cleever!
After winning the bout, Miet Cleever thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 84 p4p, 272 weight class) and Katsu Yamasaki (ranked 9 p4p, 28 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 33 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Katsu Yamasaki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamasaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Malley feints a jab promting Yamasaki to slip. O Malley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yamasaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Malley connects with the punch.
O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yamasaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamasaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley.
O Malley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamasaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
O Malley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Malley tries to land a leg kick but Yamasaki saw it coming and moves away.
O Malley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamasaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Yamasaki tries to free his leg and advance position but O Malley is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamasaki is controlling him.
Yamasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Malley wants to stand but Yamasaki is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's two 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
O Malley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yamasaki has time to react.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Yamasaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Malley defends it well.
O Malley throws a right hand that misses
and Yamasaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
O Malley keeping full guard, as Yamasaki tries to pass.
Yamasaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! O Malley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. O Malley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from O Malley!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Malley tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
O Malley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
O Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Malley misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for O Malley.
Yamasaki staying out of range there.
Yamasaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
O Malley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamasaki moves out of range as O Malley strikes.
O Malley misses with a low kick.
O Malley throws a hook but Yamasaki blocks it.
O Malley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamasaki counters with a single leg into guard. O Malley didn't expect that.
Yamasaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamasaki dives in for a single leg takedown but O Malley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
O Malley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamasaki defending well as O Malley loads up on a big left hand.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
O Malley throws a body punch but Yamasaki moves out of range.
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
And Yamasaki tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley throws the left hand but Yamasaki avoids the punch easily.
Yamasaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamasaki feints the counter takedown.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Yamasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Yamasaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley connects with the punch.
O Malley misses with a hook.
And Yamasaki tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yamasaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yamasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley misses with a left hand
and Yamasaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yamasaki.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamasaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Yamasaki crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki is trying to get an arm triangle but O Malley is defending well.
Yamasaki trying to control the action but O Malley is working from the bottom.
O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
O Malley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is trying to escape the mount but Yamasaki keeps good control and instead manages to take O Malley's back.
O Malley 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 Yamasaki gets his way!
Yamasaki working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Yamasaki is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamasaki looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. O Malley is controlling Yamasaki 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
O Malley gets to his feet - Yamasaki follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Malley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamasaki slips under a jab from O Malley.
O Malley misses with an uppercut. Yamasaki saw that one coming.
Yamasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Malley throws a hook but Yamasaki avoids it easily.
O Malley misses with a right hand
and Yamasaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Malley's guard.
Yamasaki advances position into side control!
Yamasaki tries to advance to mount but O Malley denies him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki wants to control but O Malley is keeping him busy.
Katsu Yamasaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Yamasaki tries to counter it with a takedown but O Malley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
O Malley missing with a left hand there. Yamasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sean O Malley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick lands for O Malley.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Yamasaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Malley's guard.
Katsu Yamasaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Malley wants to stand and escape but Yamasaki is having none of it.
Yamasaki trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley can't keep his opponent in guard - Yamasaki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
O Malley tries to kick Yamasaki off but Yamasaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Malley tries to kick Yamasaki off in order to stand up. Yamasaki Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Yamasaki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yamasaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley parries the strikes from Yamasaki easily there. Yamasaki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable O Malley to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
Yamasaki tries to move to full mount but O Malley actually manages to regain half guard.
Yamasaki passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yamasaki tries to advance position but instead O Malley slips a leg back in to half guard.
Yamasaki trying to pass the guard but O Malley defending well.
Yamasaki passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Malley trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Yamasaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Malley 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Malley!
After the big win, Sean O Malley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors © Trap House and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hawk Fleximario (ranked 3 p4p, 58 weight class) and Randal Clappertron (ranked 1 p4p, 3 weight class). Fleximario comes to the cage accompanied by Funkmeister. Randal Clappertron has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hawk Fleximario!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Clappertron!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clappertron walks into a straight right hand from Fleximario.
It looks like Randal Clappertron has been cut.
Clappertron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fleximario moves away.
Clappertron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fleximario throws a hook but Clappertron blocks it.
Jab, jab by Fleximario - just one landing.
Fleximario tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clappertron was well out of range. Poor timing from Fleximario.
Clappertron misses with a body shot.
Clappertron lands a jab to the head.
Clappertron lands a slapping body shot.
Fleximario drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clappertron lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fleximario takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clappertron misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Clappertron.
Some bone on bone action there as Fleximario checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fleximario tries to counter by clinching up but Clappertron breaks away and moves out of range.
Clappertron throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clappertron misses with a left hand
and Fleximario counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fleximario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clappertron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fleximario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clappertron works the jab nicely.
Fleximario gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clappertron.
Clappertron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Fleximario wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clappertron has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fleximario 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.
Clappertron is looking to slow Fleximario down with leg kicks.
Fleximario tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clappertron slips under a jab.
Fleximario misses with a body shot.
Clappertron throws a lazy right hand but Fleximario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fleximario scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fleximario blocks a jab.
Clappertron is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clappertron is looking to chop away at Fleximario's legs.
Fleximario has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clappertron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Clappertron throws a poor cross that misses
and Fleximario counters with a nice body shot.
Fleximario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fleximario tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Clappertron manages to circle out of the way.
Fleximario ducks right into an uppercut from Clappertron.
Clappertron looks to score with a jab to the body but Fleximario is just out of range.
Clappertron swings for the body but Fleximario moves out of range.
As Clappertron tries to get set, Fleximario tries to push him back and clinch up but Clappertron manages to avoid the attempt.
Clappertron throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleximario counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fleximario is working Clappertron over against the cage.
Fleximario misses with a punch to the body.
Fleximario pushes Clappertron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleximario scores with a shot to the side of Clappertron's head.
Clappertron blocks an uppercut.
Clappertron prevents a body shot from Fleximario.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleximario lands with a right to the head.
Fleximario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clappertron's elbow.
Clappertron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clappertron is rocked!
Fleximario is leaning against Clappertron and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clappertron is still on wobbly legs! Can Fleximario finish him?
Clappertron looks winded!
Fleximario lands a big right hand that drops Clappertron! The killer instinct kicks in and Fleximario finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fleximario!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hawk Fleximario!
Hawk Fleximario retains his super heavyweight title!
Hawk Fleximario seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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