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UCF 83: Mfer v Fantastico PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Pereira (ranked 4406 p4p, 24009 weight class) and Berni Paulsen (ranked 415 p4p, 487 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by Itsári, by Sepultura. Berni Paulsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berni Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira needs to keep his hands up - Paulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Pereira tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulsen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Berni Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen clobbers Pereira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 Pereira is rocked!
Pereira is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Paulsen doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Pereira crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Pereira's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Berni Paulsen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Gooding (ranked 2768 p4p, 1723 weight class) and Taekn Arrms (ranked 245 p4p, 168 weight class). Gooding comes to the cage accompanied by Everything is Right (ft. Devilish Trio) - Skeler. 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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cuba Gooding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Taekn Arrms!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Arrms fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Arrms drives through with a takedown into Gooding's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrms stopping the sweep attempt from Gooding.
Gooding keeping moving, preventing Arrms from controlling successfully.
Gooding knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arrms on the ground.
Gooding is trying to keep Arrms in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrms wants to control from the top but Gooding keeps moving.
Arrms being controlled here momentarily.
Gooding being controlled here, momentarily.
Gooding looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arrms is one step ahead there.
Arrms throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arrms postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gooding controlling Arrms's posture.
Gooding wants to sweep here but Arrms controlling him for the moment.
Arrms working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gooding's head.
Gooding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arrms distracts Gooding with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arrms trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gooding is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooding has control of Arrms's left arm, preventing Arrms from doing any damage.
Arrms throwing strikes from guard but Gooding blocks nicely.
Gooding on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gooding tries to get out of the position.
Arrms pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gooding is keeping the position for now.
Arrms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arrms scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arrms throwing strikes but missing.
Gooding working a defensive guard here.
Gooding pulls Arrms in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gooding not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Arrms looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arrms has his takedown stuffed
and Gooding counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taekn Arrms dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Arrms tries for a takedown but Gooding circles away easily
letting Gooding counter with a right hand.
Arrms dives in and grabs Gooding's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gooding pushes down on Arrms's head and hops out.
Arrms looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooding keeping control of the position.
Arrms sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gooding defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooding avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arrms.
Gooding controlling the position for now.
Gooding is defending against the submission attempts here by Arrms.
Arrms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arrms is working for a submission of some sort.
Arrms is thwarting Gooding's attempts to control the position.
Arrms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arrms working over Gooding with some ground and pound. Gooding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arrms throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gooding to regain full guard.
Arrms trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrms stopping the sweep attempt from Gooding.
Arrms passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrms wants to control but Gooding is keeping him busy.
A control attempt from Gooding but he's now mounted!
Gooding is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arrms sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arrms landing shots from mount.
Gooding is in a horrible position here. Arrms smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Arrms working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gooding takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Arrms landing strikes, looking to finish!
Arrms sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrms throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gooding is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Arrms there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gooding holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arrms tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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!
Arrms with a couple of short strikes.
Arrms cracks Gooding with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taekn Arrms has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gooding is in a horrible position here. Arrms smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arrms quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Arrms but it's paid off an Gooding is forced to tap! Nice work by Arrms.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taekn Arrms!
In his post fight interview, Taekn Arrms 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Kent (ranked 2152 p4p, 2700 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 265 p4p, 316 weight class). Payakaroon has chosen Wai khru ram muay as his entrance music. Samart Payakaroon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristian Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent misses with an uppercut.
Payakaroon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kent connects with the punch.
Kristian Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kent looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakaroon is just out of range.
Payakaroon closes the distance and clinches.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Kent avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage.
Kent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payakaroon blocks a body shot from Kent.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakaroon has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payakaroon stalling the fight.
Kent tries to stall but Payakaroon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payakaroon lands a nice uppercut.
Kent stalling against the cage.
Payakaroon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Payakaroon keeps control of Kent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kent wants to break free but Payakaroon has control.
Payakaroon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kent looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kent scores with a jab. Payakaroon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon tries to clinch
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Payakaroon closes the distance and clinches.
Kent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Payakaroon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
Kent lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payakaroon clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kent manages to break the clinch.
Payakaroon slips under a jab.
Payakaroon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kent.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payakaroon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kent throws out the jab.
Kent jabs Payakaroon right on the nose. Payakaroon blinks but takes it well.
Kent jabs at Payakaroon's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon rushes Kent and presses him up against the cage.
Payakaroon digs a right hand into Kent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kent's gas tank.
Kent stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Payakaroon has a couple of punches blocked by Kent.
Payakaroon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payakaroon tries to work over Kent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kent is trying to force a seperation but Payakaroon has the dominant position.
Payakaroon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kent controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kent.
Payakaroon has a couple of punches blocked by Kent.
Payakaroon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Payakaroon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kent lands a left hand.
Payakaroon lands a nice uppercut.
Kent breaks from the clinch.
Payakaroon moves into range and clinches up with Kent.
Payakaroon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any 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!
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payakaroon's coach down at Mighty MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Payakaroon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Payakaroon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kent lands a really nice looking cross but Payakaroon seems unphased.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Payakaroon moved out of range.
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 Kristian Kent will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kent throws a hook to the side of Payakaroon's head but Payakaroon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payakaroon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kent misses with the head strike.
Payakaroon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kent controls his hands.
Payakaroon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short left from Payakaroon.
Kent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payakaroon tries a body shot but Kent blocks it.
Kent stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Payakaroon lands with a left to the head.
Kent letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payakaroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kents head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent tries to stall but Payakaroon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Payakaroon on the inside.
Payakaroon prevents Kent from breaking the clinch.
Payakaroon presses Kent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payakaroon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Payakaroon fails to land.
Kent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kent is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kent misses with a series of wild punches.
Kent walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kent throws a lazy right hand but Payakaroon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kent misses with a hook.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon clinches with his opponent.
Payakaroon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kent controls his hands.
Kent wants to get back to striking at distance but Payakaroon won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Payakaroon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Kent.
Payakaroon wants to counter the offense by Kent and move into the clinch position.
Kent stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payakaroon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent blocks the body kick.
Kent throws out a loose jab but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kent sets himself, and Payakaroon steps forward looking for the clinch! Kent avoids it this time.
Kent throws a shot from downtown. Payakaroon moves away and avoids it.
Kent sets himself, and Payakaroon steps forward looking for the clinch! Kent avoids it this time.
Payakaroon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kent taking a breather.
Kent is trying to push Payakaroon away but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage.
Payakaroon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kent is looking to break free of the clinch but Payakaroon has double underhooks.
Payakaroon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payakaroon is looking to slow Kent down with leg kicks.
Kent misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon misses with a leg kick.
Payakaroon is looking to clinch.
Kent moves away from the strike by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon tries to clinch there but Kent circles away.
Payakaroon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kent throwing a counter right hand but Payakaroon manages to avoid it.
Kent swats away the attempt to clinch by Payakaroon.
Payakaroon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payakaroon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Payakaroon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payakaroon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kent.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Payakaroon is out of range.
Payakaroon gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samart Payakaroon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Kent misses the target.
Kent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payakaroon throws the kick towards the body but Kent avoids it.
Kristian Kent is winning the standup battle so far.
Kent swats away the attempt to clinch by Payakaroon.
Kent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payakaroon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payakaroon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Payakaroon has closed the distance and engaged Kent in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakaroon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Payakaroon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payakaroon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payakaroon keeps control of Kent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent just leaning against Payakaroon, taking a breather.
Kent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Payakaroon is keeping busy.
Payakaroon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakaroon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payakaroon has Kent pressed against the cage, preventing Kent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kent blocking some punches.
Payakaroon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Payakaroon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Payakaroon working aggressively here.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Payakaroon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payakaroon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payakaroon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Payakaroon can't find room to land a body shot as Kent controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent blocks an uppercut.
Payakaroon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Payakaroon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon cracks Kent with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Payakaroon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kent content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Payakaroon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Payakaroon swings wildly with an uppercut but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kent just leaning against Payakaroon, taking a breather.
Kent wants to break free but Payakaroon has control.
A head punch on the inside from Payakaroon fails to land.
Kent is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Payakaroon tries to clinch
and Kent counters with a straight right hand.
Kent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kent throws a jab when Payakaroon was well out of range.
Kent takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payakaroon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payakaroon slips a jab from Kent.
Payakaroon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Payakaroon throws a leg kick
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kent lands a jab to Payakaroon's midsection.
Payakaroon looks to clinch
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kent misses the target.
Payakaroon wants to counter with a clinch but Kent pushes him away.
A low kick lands for Payakaroon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakaroon pushes Kent up against the cage in a clinch.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Payakaroon is controlling the position.
Payakaroon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Payakaroon prevents Kent from breaking the clinch.
Kent letting Payakaroon take a breather here.
A short right from Payakaroon on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Kent avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage.
Payakaroon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payakaroon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kent.
Payakaroon scores with a shoulder strike.
Kent is looking to break free of the clinch but Payakaroon has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samart Payakaroon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Payakaroon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samart Payakaroon!
A relieved looking Samart Payakaroon 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ching Chong Chongching (ranked 1601 p4p, 3146 weight class) and Ulisses Campbell (ranked 205 p4p, 350 weight class). Ulisses Campbell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ching Chong Chongching!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ulisses Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chongching pinned against the cage. Chongching gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Campbell slips a straight right by Chongching.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Chongching saw that one coming.
Campbell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChongching.
Chongching goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Ulisses Campbell has been cut.
A combination from Chongching does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chongching throws an off balance right hand
and Campbell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chongching, as that shot connected.
Chongching throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Chongching.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Chongching.
Chongching ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chongching swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chongching works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Ulisses Campbell's cut even more.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chongching.
Chongching keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Campbell fails with the takedown
and Chongching counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Campbell. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Campbell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 Campbell is rocked!
Campbell tries to get into range but Chongching steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Campbell! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Chongching scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ching Chong Chongching!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enver Karacan (ranked 910 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Lance Thorn (ranked 112 p4p, 265 weight class). Enver Karacan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enver Karacan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Thorn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karacan on the side of the head.
 It looks like Enver Karacan has been cut.
Karacan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorn.
It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
Thorn thuds a left hand into Karacan's body.
Thorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karacan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karacan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thorn has time to react.
Thorn is rocked!
Thorn missing with a left hand there. Karacan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Karacan finish him?
Thorn feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Karacan sprawling to the canvas! Karacan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Thorn finish him?!
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!
Karacan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorn seems to have recovered his senses.
Karacan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorn.
Karacan throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
Karacan defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Thorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorn throws a jab when Karacan was well out of range.
Thorn throws a looping overhand right but Karacan ducks down to avoid it.
Thorn throws the left hand but Karacan avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Karacan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn connects with the punch.
BOOM! Karacan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Thorn. Thorn tries to recover but Karacan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Thorn lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enver Karacan!
After winning the bout, Enver Karacan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mapuche Galvarino (ranked 1222 p4p, 1198 weight class) and Amadi Yousuf (ranked 143 p4p, 137 weight class). Galvarino comes to the cage accompanied by Wretched of the Earth - El Otro Lado. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mapuche Galvarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amadi Yousuf!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvarino closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Galvarino fails to land.
Galvarino working aggressively here.
Galvarino lands a left hand.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galvarino's elbow.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yousuf scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Galvarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Yousuf stalls.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Galvarino controls the action.
Galvarino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Galvarino lands an uppercut.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Galvarino.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galvarino's elbow.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galvarino prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Galvarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yousuf scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Nice body punch from Galvarino - that landed with a thud.
Galvarino prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvarino misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galvarino blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Galvarino.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galvarino misses with a body punch.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galvarino's elbow.
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yousuf pushes Galvarino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Galvarino's ribcage. Galvarino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
Galvarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Yousuf controls his hands.
Galvarino can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galvarino tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
Yousuf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Galvarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf presses Galvarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Galvarino misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galvarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galvarino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galvarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Yousuf controls his hands.
Galvarino throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Galvarino swings wildly with an uppercut but Yousuf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galvarino lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Galvarino avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a hook that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Yousuf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yousuf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yousuf lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yousuf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Yousuf avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Yousuf.
Galvarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galvarino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf digs a right hand into Galvarino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galvarino's gas tank.
Galvarino throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galvarino lands a right hand.
Yousuf lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Yousuf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galvarino prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
Galvarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yousufs head.
Galvarino throws a head punch that misses.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Galvarino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yousuf tries a body shot but Galvarino blocks it.
Yousuf cracks Galvarino with a nice body shot.
Yousuf tries a body shot but Galvarino blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galvarino.
Galvarino misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf digs a right hand into Galvarino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Galvarino's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Galvarino.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amadi Yousuf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Galvarino wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Yousuf.
Galvarino moves in looking to clinch but Yousuf pushes him off.
Yousuf lands a head shot.
Galvarino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yousuf! But no joy.
Yousuf lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf connects with a leg kick.
Galvarino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yousuf throws a hook but Galvarino avoids it easily.
Galvarino tries to clinch but Yousuf moves out of range.
Galvarino fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf looks to land a left hand but Galvarino moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Yousuf misses
and Galvarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galvarino wants to clinch.
Galvarino checks the leg kick.
Yousuf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yousuf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galvarino wants to clinch.
Galvarino moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Galvarino has a couple of punches blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Galvarino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galvarino.
Galvarino lands with a light punch inside.
Yousuf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Galvarinos head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Galvarino can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Galvarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galvarino blocks an uppercut.
Galvarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galvarino working aggressively here.
Galvarino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Galvarino working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvarino blocks an uppercut.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Galvarino avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galvarino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galvarino misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf scores with a shoulder strike.
Galvarino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galvarino's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Galvarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galvarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yousuf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yousuf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galvarino digs a right hand into Yousuf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yousuf's gas tank.
Galvarino working aggressively here.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galvarino is leaning against Yousuf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Galvarino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galvarino throws a head punch that misses.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Galvarino controls his hands.
Galvarino has a couple of punches blocked by Yousuf.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galvarino.
Galvarino tries to work over Yousuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Galvarino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galvarino gets through Yousuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yousuf.
Galvarino tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galvarino tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries to work over Galvarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Amadi Yousuf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Yousuf thows a leg kick but Galvarino checks it
and Galvarino counters with a straight right hand.
Galvarino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yousuf throws a body kick that misses.
Galvarino tries to clinch but Yousuf moves away
and Yousuf counters with a nice body shot.
Galvarino wants to clinch but Yousuf slips to the side
and Yousuf counters with a stiff right hand.
Yousuf keeps the fight on the outside.
Galvarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yousuf thuds a left hand into Galvarino's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Galvarino. That did some damage!
Mapuche Galvarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yousuf. Galvarino shrugs it off though.
Galvarino blocks a jab.
Yousuf lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yousuf throws a poor cross that misses
and Yousuf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Amadi Yousuf has been cut.
Galvarino misses with a hook
and Yousuf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yousuf misses with a low kick.
Galvarino is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yousuf.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galvarino tries to clinch there but Yousuf circles away.
Yousuf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yousuf misses with an uppercut. Galvarino saw that one coming.
Yousuf cracks Galvarino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Galvarino has managed to clinch.
Yousuf tries to work over Galvarino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galvarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yousuf pushes Galvarino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yousuf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Galvarino fails to land.
Galvarino has a couple of punches blocked by Yousuf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galvarino lands with a left to the head.
Yousuf pushes Galvarino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Galvarino.
Yousuf is stalling here.
Galvarino gets through Yousuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf blocks an uppercut.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Yousuf avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
Galvarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yousuf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Yousuf.
Galvarino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Yousuf as the two fighters clinch.
Yousuf presses Galvarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yousuf lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yousuf leaning against his opponent.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Yousuf on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Galvarino blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Yousuf avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Galvarino's head.
A body shot lands from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galvarino misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Yousuf on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Yousuf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yousuf is stalling here.
Galvarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Yousuf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Galvarino lands a hook that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
Mapuche Galvarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino.
Yousuf lands with a left to the head.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Galvarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Yousuf.
A body shot lands from Yousuf.
Yousuf scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Yousuf presses Galvarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Galvarino blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yousuf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Tyson (ranked 563 p4p, 2087 weight class) and Tim Holmberg (ranked 75 p4p, 250 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tim Holmberg!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmberg misses with a takedown
and Holmberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tim Holmberg has been cut.
Holmberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Holmberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyson pushes Holmberg off and gets back to his feet.
Holmberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Tyson staying out of range there.
Tyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holmberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tyson pushes Holmberg off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmberg throws a big shot that misses.
Holmberg throws out a loose jab but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmberg tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tyson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holmberg somewhat.
Mick Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Holmberg.
Holmberg tries to work over Tyson's front leg with a kick but Tyson checks it.
No luck for Holmberg with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Holmberg drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson's coaches at Räkälä have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Holmberg in the domination position with Tyson hanging on.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom here.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
Tyson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holmberg connects with a decent elbow.
Tyson wants to control but Holmberg postures up.
Tyson taking a bit of punishment here - Holmberg scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Holmberg is looking to take a break and control but Tyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holmberg throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tyson gets back to half guard.
Holmberg controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Holmberg from controlling successfully.
Holmberg prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Tyson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holmberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holmberg with a nice head shot there.
Holmberg cracks Tyson with a solid left hand.
Tyson pulls Holmberg in close to prevent any damage.
Holmberg won't allow Tyson to sweep him 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.
Tyson trying to keep a closed guard but Holmberg is proving a slippery customer.
Holmberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
Holmberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tyson wants to stand and escape but Holmberg is having none of it.
Tyson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holmberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holmberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holmberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Holmberg is in close to Tyson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holmberg throws a strike but Tyson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tyson trying to control but Holmberg is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Holmberg will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmberg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyson manages to avoid it.
Holmberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmberg throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson throws the left hand but Holmberg avoids the punch easily.
Holmberg misses with a wild combination.
Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Holmberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmberg misses with a hook. Tyson ducked under it nicely.
Holmberg is looking to score with low kicks.
Holmberg slips under a jab from Tyson.
Holmberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tyson on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmberg misses with a straight right.
Tim Holmberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Holmberg loads up on a big right hand but Tyson slips the punch.
Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Holmberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Holmberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mick Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Holmberg.
Tyson lands a nice looking body shot.
Holmberg throws a series of punches but Tyson moves out of range.
It looked like Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Holmberg.
Holmberg throws the left hand but Tyson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Tyson misses.
Holmberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyson.
Holmberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Holmberg shoots in.
Tyson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg throws a body punch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holmberg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holmberg is breathing heavily.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmberg manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Tyson - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmberg dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmberg at a distance.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holmbergs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Holmberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tyson's half guard.
Tyson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tyson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Holmberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Tyson is looking to escape.
Tyson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Holmberg.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson tries to roll over but Holmberg keeps him under control.
Tyson is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Holmberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson moves into full guard.
Holmberg working some strikes from top position.
Holmberg preventing the sweep.
Holmberg wants to control from the top but Tyson keeps moving.
Tyson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holmberg controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Holmberg is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Holmberg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Holmberg scores with a takedown into Tyson's guard.
Tyson managing to control the position.
Holmberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Tim Holmberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Holmberg from controlling successfully.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Tyson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Tyson lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmberg jumps guard but Tyson stands there with Holmberg around his waist. Holmberg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tyson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyson swivels and escapes.
Tyson defending well as Holmberg loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a one two! Holmberg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Holmberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson looks to throw the jab but Holmberg is out of range.
Mick Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmberg misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Holmberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holmberg.
Mick Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Holmberg.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holmberg.
Tyson throws a hook but Holmberg avoids it easily.
Holmberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyson sprawls well. Tyson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holmberg gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmberg.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmberg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holmberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holmberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holmberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
Holmberg throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tyson misses its target.
Holmberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Holmberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Tyson misses the target.
Tyson stuffs the takedown.
Tyson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tyson lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from Tyson.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Holmberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Tyson scores with a nice head shot.
Holmberg tries for a takedown but Tyson circles away easily
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Tyson.
Holmberg is rocked!
Holmberg gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tyson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Holmberg is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Tyson!
A relieved looking Mick Tyson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 925 p4p, 915 weight class) and Dallas Flanders (ranked 88 p4p, 87 weight class). Berishvili's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Acharuli Gandagana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dallas Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Berishvili closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Flanders is trying to escape back to his feet but Berishvili uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Flanders tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Berishvili wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Flanders manages to get back to half guard.
Flanders is doing well to control the position and prevent Berishvili from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berishvili is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flanders defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berishvili is trying to control the action in half guard but Flanders is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berishvili slows the pace down in half guard.
Berishvili is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flanders sees it coming and defends easily.
Flanders wants to get back to full guard but Berishvili has mounted him!
Berishvili avoids the attempt from Flanders to control.
Berishvili looking to secure an arm triangle but Flanders defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Flanders has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Flanders!
Flanders wants to stand but Berishvili has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berishvili working a defensive guard here.
Berishvili has his foot on Flanders's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flanders works his way back into a safe position though.
Flanders wanted to stand there but Berishvili had control of the position.
Berishvili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flanders doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flanders manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berishvili has control of Flanders's left arm, preventing Flanders from doing any damage.
Flanders wants to stand but Berishvili has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Berishvili tries to clinch
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
Berishvili misses with a takedown attempt
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berishvili instigates a clinch.
Flanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berishvili has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flanders avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berishvili has Flanders pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flanders manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikheil Berishvili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berishvili wants to take the fight to the mat but Flanders manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Berishvili blocks a body shot from Flanders.
Berishvili has Flanders pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flanders manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berishvili turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Berishvili manages to end up in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dallas Flanders 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.
Berishvili darts in trying to clinch
letting Flanders counter with a right hand.
Berishvili tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flanders counters with a nice right hand that sends Berishvili toppling to the canvas! Berishvili scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Flanders finish him?!
Berishvili lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Berishvili tries to clinch there but Flanders circles away.
Flanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berishvili throws a lazy uppercut
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Berishvili shoots in looking for a takedown but Flanders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berishvili's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berishvili tries to clinch but Flanders moves away
and Flanders counters with a crisp right that sends Berishvili to the canvas! Flanders follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Flanders!
After winning the bout, Dallas Flanders 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Fergal Mulroney (ranked 499 p4p, 2484 weight class) and Rufus Globe (ranked 65 p4p, 279 weight class). Fergal Mulroney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fergal Mulroney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Globe!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Globe staying out of range there.
Mulroney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Globe or perhaps it was just good defense by Mulroney, which made it look bad.
Rufus Globe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Globe throws a body punch but Mulroney moves out of range.
Globe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Mulroney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Globe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mulroney.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mulroney.
Globe stuns Mulroney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulroney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Globe misses with a jab to the body
and Mulroney counters with a leg kick.
Globe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Globe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mulroney is fending him off so far but Globe persists. Nope, Mulroney circles away and we're back to standing.
Fergal Mulroney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Globe.
Globe shoots for a takedown but Mulroney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mulroney is looking to counter punch.
Mulroney throws a jab when Globe was well out of range.
Mulroney moves out of range as Globe strikes.
Mulroney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mulroney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Globe throws a poor cross that misses
and Mulroney counters with a nice body shot.
Mulroney defending well as Globe loads up on a big left hand.
Mulroney is looking to counter with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Globe. Mulroney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulroney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Globe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Globe walks into a left hand.
Globe swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mulroney to counter with a crisp jab.
Globe has his takedown stuffed
and Mulroney counters with a nice right hand that sends Globe toppling to the canvas! Globe scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mulroney finish him?!
Globe is rocked!
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!
Globe glances at the clock... BAM! Mulroney nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Globe crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Globe is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fergal Mulroney!
During a confident post fight interview, Fergal Mulroney thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huntti Mfer (ranked 254 p4p, 589 weight class) and Macho Fantastico (ranked 31 p4p, 67 weight class). Fantastico has chosen Macho as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Macho Fantastico enters the cage!
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165
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Huntti Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Macho Fantastico!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws a wild body kick that Fantastico sees coming a mile off.
Mfer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fantastico, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastico working aggressively here.
Fantastico tries to stall but Mfer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fantastico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fantastico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer just leaning against Fantastico, taking a breather.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Fantastico.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fantastico.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fantastico controls his hands.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastico is trying to stall.
Fantastico looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer digs a right hand into Fantastico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fantastico's gas tank.
Fantastico lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Fantastico breaks from the clinch.
Fantastico fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mfer is out of range and Fantastico settles back down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mfer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fantastico - the referee stops the clock and Mfer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fantastico. Mfer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Fantastico circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Mfer has managed to clinch.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer lands a right hand.
Fantastico's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastico misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Fantastico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Fantastico can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastico tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fantastico controls his hands.
Fantastico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Fantastico tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Fantastico back against the cage.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastico manages to break the clinch.
Mfer moves out of range as Fantastico throws a body kick.
Mfer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastico bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Mfer moves out of range of the leg kick from Fantastico.
Mfer wants to clinch up but Fantastico keeps it at a distance.
Mfer throws a solid leg kick but Fantastico takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mfer.
Fantastico scores with a body shot.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastico misses with a body shot.
Fantastico connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a front kick that sends Mfer stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastico moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Fantastico misses with a hook to the body
and Mfer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fantastico thinking.
Mfer connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastico tries a low kick but Mfer avoids it.
No joy there for Mfer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mfer lands a glancing blow to the side of Fantastico's head.
Fantastico connects with a solid leg kick.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Mfer is looking to counter punch.
Fantastico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
A bone on bone clash there as Mfer blocks the leg kick.
Fantastico getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mfer lands a right hook to the body.
Mfer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Mfer blocks the leg kick.
Mfer tries to clinch but Fantastico moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mfer misses the body punch
and Fantastico counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mfer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastico is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mfer rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Fantastico swings for the body but Mfer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mfer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantastico manages to avoid it.
Fantastico misses with a body kick.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Fantastico thows a body kick. Mfer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mfer swings for the body but Fantastico moves out of range.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Fantastico moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Mfer finds it's target.
Fantastico throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mfer.
It appears Mfer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fantastico avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastico connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastico lands a body shot.
Mfer wants to clinch.
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 Huntti Mfer 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.
Fantastico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fantastico.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Fantastico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fantastico. That one must have hurt.
Fantastico slips under a jab.
Mfer tries to clinch up.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Fantastico. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastico throws a push kick but Mfer slaps the foot to one side.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Fantastico throws a body kick that misses
and Fantastico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer fakes the leg kick and cracks Fantastico in the body.
Mfer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fantastico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastico misses the body punch
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastico lands with a nice body punch.
Mfer takes a swing at Fantastico's ribcage but misses.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastico swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fantastico throws a sloppy head kick and Mfer moves out of range easily.
Fantastico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mfer to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastico lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastico connects with a leg kick.
Fantastico throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mfer tries to clinch but Fantastico moves out of range.
Fantastico throws a nice outside leg kick.
Macho Fantastico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastico throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastico throws a leg kick but Mfer moved away.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fantastico.
Fantastico misses with a straight right.
Mfer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mfer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fantasticos head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantastico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastico's elbow.
Fantastico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantastico manages to avoid it.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Mfer coming out on top.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastico throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastico fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastico lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastico fakes the leg kick and cracks Mfer in the body.
Fantastico tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Fantastico lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastico clinches.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fantastico.
Fantastico misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastico blocks a body shot from Mfer.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Mfer tries to work over Fantastico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastico blocking some punches.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Fantastico.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Fantastico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Fantastico avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
A short left from Fantastico.
Fantastico is trying to stall.
Fantastico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastico struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastico's elbow.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fantastico backwards.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer trying to stall but Fantastico improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fantastico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastico managing to block the knees to the body from Mfer.
Fantastico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastico tries to stall but Mfer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastico lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastico trying to stall but Mfer improves his position.
Fantastico is looking to control Mfer's arms but Mfer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fantastico has his back to the cage.
Fantastico is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mfer is keeping busy.
Fantastico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Huntti Mfer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastico misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Mfer.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastico's elbow.
Fantastico cracks Mfer with a nice body shot.
Fantastico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer is trying to maintain a safe position but Fantastico gets an underhook and turns Mfer into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Macho Fantastico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fantastico works Mfer's body with a nice hook.
Fantastico pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastico throws a leg kick
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Mfer.
A clash of legs there as Mfer blocks the low kick.
Mfer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fantastico counters with an inside leg kick.
Mfer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastico throws a leg kick but Mfer moved away.
Mfer has closed the distance and engaged Fantastico in a clinch.
Fantastico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fantastico controls his hands.
Fantastico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Mfer is trying to maintain a safe position but Fantastico gets an underhook and turns Mfer into the cage.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Fantastico tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Fantastico breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastico lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sloppy strikes from Mfer. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastico tries to work over Mfer's front leg with a kick but Mfer checks it.
Macho Fantastico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastico throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Mfer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer checks a low kick from Fantastico.
Fantastico lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
Mfer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastico jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Mfer lands a nice shot that snaps Fantastico's head back.
Mfer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Fantastico moves out of range easily.
Fantastico throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastico delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastico keeps the fight on the outside.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantastico looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Fantastico misses the shot to the body.
Fantastico misses with a straight right.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mfer lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastico throws a chopping leg kick but Mfer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastico misses with a low kick.
It looked like Mfer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fantastico.
Mfer tries to clinch but Fantastico is having none of it.
Mfer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fantastico.
Fantastico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Fantastico slips the punch.
Fantastico swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer lands a lovely overhand right.
Mfer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Fantastico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer stalling against the cage.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer can't find room to land a body shot as Fantastico controls the action.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastico cracks Mfer with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Mfer.
Fantastico digs a right hand underneath Mfer's ribcage. Mfer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastico works on Mfer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mfer cracks Fantastico with a nice body shot.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fantastico.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Fantastico.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastico's elbow.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer is trying to maintain a safe position but Fantastico gets an underhook and turns Mfer into the cage.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastico's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico looking to slow down the pace here.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastico is trying to break the clinch but Mfer is controlling him.
Fantastico is working Mfer over against the cage.
Fantastico takes a shot to the head.
Fantastico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastico lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Fantastico.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fantastico.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Fantastico.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Huntti Mfer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fantastico clobbers Mfer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick from Fantastico misses
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastico throws a shot to the body.
Fantastico throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastico throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Mfer.
Mfer connects with a single shot there.
Fantastico throws a wild body kick that Mfer sees coming a mile off.
Fantastico throws a body kick that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Mfer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mfer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastico takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastico lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantastico ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fantastico.
Fantastico scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico lands a head kick. Mfer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Fantastico checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mfer throws a hook but Fantastico blocks it.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastico throws a low kick but Mfer moves out of range easily.
Fantastico scores with a leg kick.
Mfer closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastico struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Fantastico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer works on Fantastico's body with a couple of short punches.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastico displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mfer up against the cage.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastico tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastico is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico blocks an uppercut.
Fantastico is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fantastico tries to stall but Mfer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fantastico controls his hands.
Mfer looking to stall.
Fantastico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastico misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastico prevents a body shot from Mfer.
Fantastico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastico's elbow.
Mfer misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Fantastico.
Fantastico breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer clinches with his opponent.
Fantastico misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastico misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico tries to break free but Mfer pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastico trying to control the position but instead, Mfer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fantastico into the cage.
Fantastico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastico throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mfer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mfer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Fantastico.
Mfer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastico is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer has Fantastico up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Fantastico tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastico scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Mfer trying to land knees to the body.
Mfer gets through Fantastico's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer tries a body shot but Fantastico blocks it.
Fantastico blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Fantastico breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer thumps Fantastico with a low kick.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fantastico.
Fantastico misses with the body kick
and Mfer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastico lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Huntti Mfer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mfer misses with a hook.
Fantastico was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fantastico is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Mfer misses
and Fantastico counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastico throws a head kick that half lands.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Fantastico's shoulder, as Fantastico tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastico goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastico raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fantastico throws a leg kick
enabling Mfer to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Fantastico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mfer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mfer lands a right hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fantastico!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fantastico checks it well.
Fantastico lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastico looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick from Fantastico.
Fantastico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fantastico manages to avoid it.
Fantastico with the inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastico breaks from the clinch.
Fantastico tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastico fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mfer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mfer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastico throws a sloppy body shot
and Mfer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macho Fantastico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer darts in trying to clinch
and Fantastico counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fantastico.
Fantastico goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fantastico. That's going to slow Mfer down.
Fantastico blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Nice shot lands for Mfer.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Fantastico scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fantastico is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastico has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Fantastico has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Fantastico tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastico tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Fantastico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mfer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mfer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer misses with a few strikes there.
Mfer scores with a hook to the body. Fantastico takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastico thumps Mfer with a low kick.
Fantastico misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fantastico fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Fantastico moved out of range nicely.
Mfer clobbers Fantastico with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fantastico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastico throws the kick towards the body but Mfer avoids it.
Fantastico connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastico tried to score with a low kick but Mfer checks it.
Fantastico tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mfer checks a leg kick.
Fantastico tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastico looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastico throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good work by Mfer as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Fantastico misses its intended target.
Mfer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fantastico's head.
Fantastico instigates a clinch.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Huntti Mfer.
I think Mfer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Macho Fantastico!
Macho Fantastico is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Macho Fantastico thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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