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NYF 94: Zigaro vs Holton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Money Pacman (ranked 2175 p4p, 2815 weight class) and Frans Kronstedth (ranked 187 p4p, 238 weight class). Frans Kronstedth acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Money Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frans Kronstedth!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kronstedth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacman misses with a straight right.
Kronstedth moves forwards but Pacman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kronstedth scores with a nice head shot.
Pacman with a nice cross.
Pacman scores with the left hand. Kronstedth knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kronstedth.
A swing and a miss from Pacman.
Kronstedth misses with a looping left.
Kronstedth defending well as Pacman loads up on a big left hand.
Kronstedth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pacman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kronstedth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kronstedth closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronstedth stalls.
Pacman is trying to push Kronstedth away but Kronstedth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pacman wants to break free but Kronstedth has control.
Pacman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kronstedth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronstedth taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kronstedth lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Kronstedth.
Pacman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Kronstedth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kronstedth on the side of the head.
Pacman throws a right hand that misses
and Kronstedth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kronstedth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacman.
Kronstedth has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fighters circling - Kronstedth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pacman throwing a counter right hand but Kronstedth manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Pacman.
Kronstedth connects with a jab.
Pacman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kronstedth to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kronstedth feints a jab promting Pacman to slip. Kronstedth then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pacman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kronstedth takes one to the side of the head.
Kronstedth darts in and clinches Pacman up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronstedth stalling.
Kronstedth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kronstedth.
Pacman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kronstedth'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.
Kronstedth keeps control of Pacman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Pacman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pacman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kronstedth breaks from the clinch.
Kronstedth staying out of range there.
Kronstedth bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacman's head backwards.
Pacman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donk. Pacman catches Kronstedth right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronstedth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pacman. Pacman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kronstedth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Money Pacman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacman misses with a body shot
and Kronstedth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kronstedth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kronstedth throws a body punch but Pacman moves out of range.
Kronstedth lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronstedth. Pacman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kronstedth throws a right and a left that Pacman avoids nicely.
It looked like Pacman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pacman misses with a straight right.
Pacman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kronstedth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pacman misses with an uppercut.
Kronstedth with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronstedth slips a jab from Pacman.
Pacman throws out a loose jab but Kronstedth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Pacman misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronstedth moves out of range as Pacman strikes.
Kronstedth moves into range and clinches up with Pacman.
Kronstedth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kronstedth stalling.
Kronstedth leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on Kronstedth's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kronstedth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Kronstedth.
Pacman defending well as Kronstedth loads up on a big left hand.
Pacman tries to clinch up but Kronstedth circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kronstedth is just out of range.
Kronstedth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacman.
Pacman throwing a counter right hand but Kronstedth manages to avoid it.
Kronstedth misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Kronstedth moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kronstedth! But no joy.
Pacman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacman misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frans Kronstedth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pacman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kronstedth momentarily.
Kronstedth lands a body shot.
Pacman throws a hook to the side of Kronstedth's head but Kronstedth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Kronstedth.
It seemed like Kronstedth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pacman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pacman lands a jab.
Pacman just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been told by Pacman's head coaches at KO MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kronstedth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacman misses with an uppercut.
Pacman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pacman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pacman throws an off balance right hand
and Kronstedth counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kronstedth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kronstedth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kronstedth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacman's efforts to push away.
Kronstedth stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pacman is trying to break the clinch but Kronstedth has him pressed against the cage.
Kronstedth breaks the clinch.
Pacman throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kronstedth counter with a right hand.
Pacman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacman tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Kronstedth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pacman looks to land a right hand but Kronstedth moved out of range.
Kronstedth throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacman.
Kronstedth connects with a looping right hand.
Frans Kronstedth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Kronstedth.
Kronstedth lands a jab.
Kronstedth throws a jab when Pacman was well out of range.
Pacman throws a good cross that connects.
Kronstedth scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pacman has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronstedth lands a left hand.
Pacman blocking some punches.
Frans Kronstedth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kronstedth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Kronstedth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kronstedth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kronstedth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kronstedth staying out of range there.
Kronstedth closes the distance and clinches.
Kronstedth breaks the clinch.
Pacman misses with an uppercut
and Kronstedth counters with a straight right hand.
Pacman throws a shot from downtown. Kronstedth moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Kronstedth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kronstedth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kronstedth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacman circles away quickly and effectively.
Kronstedth lands a body shot.
Pacman throws a hook but Kronstedth blocks it.
Kronstedth throws a jab when Pacman was well out of range.
Kronstedth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pacman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pacman scores with a one two! Kronstedth had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pacman looks to throw the jab but Kronstedth is out of range.
Kronstedth misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pacman.
Kronstedth lands an overhand right.
Kronstedth cracks Pacman with an open hand slap.
Kronstedth's corner calls for a 1-2. Kronstedth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacman throws a poor cross that misses
and Kronstedth counters with a stiff right hand.
Pacman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kronstedth sizes up Pacman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kronstedth defending well as Pacman loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Kronstedth misses.
Kronstedth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacman moves away.
A combination from Pacman does no damage.
Kronstedth misses with a looping right.
Pacman misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kronstedth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kronstedth's corner calls for a 1-2. Kronstedth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Pacman misses.
Kronstedth catches Pacman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kronstedth. Pacman does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kronstedth lands with a right to the head.
Pacman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kronstedth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kronstedth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronstedth lands with a short shot to the head.
Kronstedth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pacman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frans Kronstedth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Pacman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pacman misses with a right hand
enabling Kronstedth to counter with a crisp jab.
 Pacman is rocked!
Pacman takes one on the button.
Oh Pacman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kronstedth connects with a body shot.
Kronstedth gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pacman takes a shot to the head.
Kronstedth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pacman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kronstedth throws a big uppercut that drops Pacman! More strikes from Kronstedth and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pacman lies dazed against the cage as Kronstedth celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frans Kronstedth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Anderson (ranked 2537 p4p, 2979 weight class) and Jah Nino (ranked 309 p4p, 350 weight class). Jah Nino is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jah Nino!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries for a takedown but Nino circles away easily
and Nino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control the action but Nino is working from the bottom.
Nino regains half guard there - taking advantage of Anderson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson controlling the action here.
Anderson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Nino defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson content to control rather than advance.
Anderson is keen to just control but Nino is a slippery customer.
Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nino is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Nino is trying to stand back up but Anderson is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nino is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nino wants to get back to his feet.
Anderson is looking to advance position but Nino won't allow it.
Nino is trying to stand up here but Anderson is controlling him well.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nino is not content to let Anderson control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nino lands a head shot.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nino swivels and escapes.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Nino, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Nino against the cage but Nino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nino is letting Anderson control him for a moment.
Nino is trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nino is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Nino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nino tries to improve position but can't.
Nino prevents Anderson from moving into mount.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Anderson is trying to move to mount but Nino reverses beautifully and ends up in Anderson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nino scoring with some ground and pound.
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 Alex Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson ducks right into an uppercut from Nino.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Nino comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Anderson falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Anderson was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jah Nino!
Jah Nino managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Burton (ranked 1486 p4p, 1302 weight class) and Grover Pittman (ranked 149 p4p, 129 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grover Pittman!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton blocks a head kick by Pittman.
Burton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Burton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pittman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pittman is pushing Burton's head away, looking to escape. Burton manages to hold on to the position though.
Burton happy to just control the position for now.
Burton is trying to get an arm triangle but Pittman is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton looking to control but instead Pittman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
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.
Pittman is trying to stand.
Burton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pittman is just riding it out for now. Burton eventually gives up the hold.
Burton trying to control from half guard but Pittman is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Burton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Pittman misses.
Burton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burton swinging wildly here.
Burton lands a two punch combo.
Burton takes a swing at Pittman's ribcage but misses.
Pittman lands with a right hand.
Pittman lands a head kick!
Burton clobbers Pittman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pittman avoids the body shot from Burton.
Burton misses with a series of wild punches.
Burton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pittman scores with a hook to the body. Burton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burton tries to keep at a distance but Pittman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land.
Pittman scores with a shoulder strike.
Pittman lands with a light punch inside.
Burton throws a head punch that misses.
Pittman has Burton pressed against the cage.
Burton misses with a punch on the inside.
Burton pulls guard successfully.
Pittman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pittman looking to sit in guard and control but Burton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pittman wants to stand and escape but Burton is having none of it.
Pittman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Burton manages to pass to side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton wants to pass the guard but Pittman is defending well.
Burton is trying to control the action in half guard but Pittman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Burton stops Pittman from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Burton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pittman misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Burton misses.
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burton slips a straight right by Pittman.
Pittman misses with a hook.
Burton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burton throws a hook but Pittman avoids it easily.
Burton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pittman.
Pittman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burton.
Pittman avoids the body shot from Burton.
Burton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pittman circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Pittman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burton scores with a takedown into Pittman's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton prevents Pittman from getting back to his feet.
Burton tries to free his leg and advance position but Pittman is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton wants to control from the top but Pittman keeps moving.
Pittman wants to get back to his feet but Burton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pittman is keeping the position for now.
Pittman wants to stand but Burton is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Pittman's shoulder, as Pittman tries to avoid the shot.
Pittman misses with a kick to the body.
Burton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Burton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grover Pittman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burton works the jab nicely.
Burton is looking to wear down Pittman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pittman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Pittman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pittman scores with a shot to the side of Burton's head.
Pittman prevents a body shot from Burton.
Burton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pittman can do to turn this around?
Pittman scores with a shot to the side of Burton's head.
Pittman slowing the pace effectively.
Pittman stalling.
Burton breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton misses with a double jab.
Grover Pittman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burton ducks right into an uppercut from Pittman.
Pittman wants to clinch.
A big left from Burton misses.
Daniel Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pittman moves away.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pittman throws a body punch but Burton moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Pittman does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pittman! But no joy.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Pittman staying out of range there.
Pittman connects with a solid leg kick.
Pittman is looking to clinch but Burton is avoiding it.
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pittman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pittman connects with the punch.
Pittman scores with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pittman.
A counter left hand to the body from Burton misses its target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pittman!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pittman tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Pittman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pittman prevents Burton from getting a body triangle.
Daniel Burton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pittman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pittman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Burton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pittman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Burton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pittman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pittman, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Pittman.
Burton moves out of range of the strikes.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pittman.
Daniel Burton is winning the standup battle so far.
Pittman ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Pittman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pittman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pittman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burton lands a nice hook to Pittman's body. Pittman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Burton misses with an uppercut. Pittman saw that one coming.
Pittman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burton on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pittman quickly recovers to half guard.
Pittman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Burton trying to pass the guard but Pittman defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittman is trying to stand up here but Burton is controlling him well.
Pittman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Burton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pittman is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pittman misses with the body kick
and Burton counters with a left and a right that stings Pittman.
An inside leg kick lands from Pittman.
A big left from Pittman misses.
Pittman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Burton misses with a few strikes there.
Burton throws a right and a left that Pittman avoids nicely.
Burton blocks the body kick.
Pittman connects with a body shot that sends Burton's belly button to the back.
A lazy body kick from Pittman
and Burton counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pittman!
Pittman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Burton is controlling him well.
Burton staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pittman keeps working.
Pittman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Burton tries to move to mount but Pittman blocks the move with his legs.
Pittman is not content to let Burton control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pittman misses with a looping right.
Pittman throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Burton needs to keep his hands up - Pittman had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Pittman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Pittman misses.
Pittman thows a body kick. Burton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pittman takes one on the button.
Pittman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pittman.
As Pittman looks to move away, Burton throws a big counter combo but Pittman just gets out of the way.
Grover Pittman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Burton misses with a wild body shot.
Burton ducks under a wild hook from Pittman.
Pittman misses the body punch
and Burton counters with a left and a right that stings Pittman.
Pittman throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Burton attempts a counter takedown but Pittman avoids it well and moves away.
Pittman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Daniel Burton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pittman ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Daniel Burton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Burton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Burton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Draconis (ranked 655 p4p, 2748 weight class) and Fiddle Sticks (ranked 86 p4p, 306 weight class). Sticks has chosen Pantera: Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tommy Draconis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Draconis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fiddle Sticks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draconis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sticks.
Sticks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Draconis tries to avoid it but Sticks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Draconis to the ground. Draconis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Draconis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sticks gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sticks is looking for a triangle but Draconis pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sticks has his foot on Draconis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Draconis works his way back into a safe position though.
Sticks keeping full guard, as Draconis tries to pass.
Sticks keeping moving, preventing Draconis from controlling successfully.
Sticks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Draconis defends it easily.
Draconis has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Draconis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draconis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Our spies down at at Dynamic MMA inform us that Sticks has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sticks looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Draconis has picked Sticks up and slammed him! Sticks can't keep hold of the triangle and Draconis manages to pass to side control!
Sticks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sticks is not content to let Draconis control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draconis takes a little break here. Sticks wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sticks gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sticks actively working from the bottom here.
Sticks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sticks is defending against the submission attempts here by Draconis.
Sticks actively working from the bottom here.
Draconis wants to pass the guard but Sticks is defending well.
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.
Draconis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Draconis wants to control but Sticks is keeping him busy.
Sticks is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Draconis is tapping! Great win for Sticks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fiddle Sticks!
Fiddle Sticks spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Tommy Draconis was interviewed post fight and said 'This fight was really short notice, only a few days. My manager screwed the pooch here. It's no wonder I lost. It has to be someone else's fault! I'm the shit!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Arnolds (ranked 1168 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 107 p4p, 173 weight class). Arnolds comes to the cage accompanied by Free and Easy - The Almighty. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Volodimir Borrisinov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Arnolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Borrisinov is just out of range.
Borrisinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnolds misses the shot to the body.
Borrisinov misses the shot to the body.
Arnolds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borrisinov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arnolds on his heels. He'll look to pass Arnolds's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arnolds is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arnolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borrisinov is keeping the position for now.
Arnolds won't allow Borrisinov to sweep him here.
Arnolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borrisinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borrisinov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arnolds is one step ahead there.
Arnolds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Borrisinov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds tries to free his leg and advance position but Borrisinov is retaining full guard.
Arnolds cracks Borrisinov with a solid left hand.
Arnolds with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arnolds looking to pass the guard.
Borrisinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borrisinov has Arnolds pulled in close to control his posture.
Arnolds passes Borrisinov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borrisinov is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov tries to get to full guard but Arnolds has control of the leg.
Borrisinov wants to get back to full guard but Arnolds has mounted him!
Borrisinov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnolds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Borrisinov is desperately trying to improve his position but Arnolds has a good base and remains in mount.
Arnolds misses with a head shot.
Borrisinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arnolds lands a couple of good shots and Borrisinov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Arnolds keeps control of the position as Borrisinov tries to break free.
Arnolds wants to control but Borrisinov is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Arnolds manages to miss with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Borrisinov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Arnolds lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Borrisinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arnolds tightening his grip on Borrisinov, looking for the choke.
Arnolds controlling well, preventing Borrisinov from escaping the position.
Arnolds throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Borrisinov!
Borrisinov is in bad spot here.
Borrisinov is still trying to improve position.
Borrisinov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Arnolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Arnolds gets his way!
Borrisinov tries to roll but Arnolds sticks to his back.
Arnolds is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Borrisinov up.
Borrisinov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arnolds.
Arnolds has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arnolds lands punches and elbows.
Arnolds gets his hands free as Borrisinov looks to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnolds looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Borrisinov wants to control his opponent's hands but Arnolds gets his hands free.
Arnolds softening up his opponent with strikes here.
 Borrisinov is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arnolds.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borrisinov.
Arnolds misses with a straight left.
Borrisinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnolds misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnolds. Borrisinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borrisinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnolds manages to avoid it.
Borrisinov misses the shot to the body.
Borrisinov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnolds.
Arnolds swings for the body but Borrisinov moves out of range.
Borrisinov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arnolds cracks Borrisinov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Borrisinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnolds finish him?
Arnolds shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arnolds's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arnolds's back!
Arnolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borrisinov can do to turn this around?
Borrisinov controlling well, preventing Arnolds from escaping the position.
Borrisinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Borrisinov cracks Arnolds with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Arnolds from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Borrisinov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Arnolds is trying to break free.
Arnolds wants to control his opponent's hands but Borrisinov gets his hands free.
Borrisinov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Arnolds.
Alan Arnolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arnolds covering up well and avoiding damage.
Borrisinov is trying to stick to Arnolds's back but Arnolds is turning into Borrisinov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Borrisinov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Arnolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds wants to control from the top but Borrisinov keeps moving.
Borrisinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arnolds controls the pace.
Arnolds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borrisinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Arnolds wants to sweep here but Borrisinov controlling him for the moment.
Borrisinov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arnolds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borrisinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Borrisinov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Borrisinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arnolds wants to get back to full guard.
Borrisinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arnolds keeps working.
Ground and pound from Borrisinov.
Arnolds tries to roll over but Borrisinov keeps him under control.
Borrisinov is keen to just control but Arnolds is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds looking for submissions off his back.
Borrisinov lands with a punch from half guard.
Borrisinov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arnolds is refusing to be controlled, as Borrisinov sits in half guard.
Borrisinov trying to control from Arnolds's half guard. Arnolds has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Borrisinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borrisinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borrisinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Arnolds is rocked!
Borrisinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Arnolds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borrisinov with a nice head shot there.
Arnolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Arnolds will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Borrisinov closes the distance and clinches up with Arnolds, looking for a takedown. Borrisinov pushes Arnolds against the cage but Arnolds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arnolds seems to have got his legs back now.
Arnolds's corner calls for a 1-2. Arnolds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arnolds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borrisinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arnolds takes a swing at Borrisinov's ribcage but misses.
Borrisinov lands a jab to Arnolds's midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Arnolds finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Borrisinov connects with a body shot.
Arnolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arnolds showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnolds is trying to control. Borrisinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borrisinov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arnolds.
Borrisinov wants to improve his position but Arnolds is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Arnolds there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov controlling the position for now.
Borrisinov trying to control here.
Arnolds lands strikes from half guard.
Borrisinov taking some punishment here, with Arnolds in his half guard.
Borrisinov manages to get to full guard.
Arnolds connects with a couple of short punches.
Borrisinov controlling Arnolds's posture.
Arnolds trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
Volodimir Borrisinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borrisinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Borrisinov, not yet.
Arnolds tries to free his leg and advance position but Borrisinov is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov is trying to control the position but Arnolds postures up.
Arnolds looking to pass the guard.
Borrisinov is pulling down on Arnolds's head. It's preventing any offense from Arnolds, at least for the moment.
Arnolds wants to control from the top but Borrisinov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov lands a right hook to the body.
Borrisinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borrisinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arnolds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arnolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borrisinov.
Arnolds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arnolds misses with a body shot.
Borrisinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Arnolds defends it well.
Alan Arnolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borrisinov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Arnolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Alan Arnolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volodimir Borrisinov.
Borrisinov fails with a takedown attempt.
It looks like Arnolds has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Arnolds lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arnolds lands with a straight right. Borrisinov didn't see that one coming.
Borrisinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arnolds pinned against the cage. Arnolds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borrisinov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borrisinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnolds lands a right hook to the body.
Arnolds is looking to wear down Borrisinov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arnolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arnolds closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Borrisinov's guard.
Borrisinov pulls Arnolds in close to prevent any damage.
Arnolds sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borrisinov's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Arnolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnolds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Arnolds!
A victorious Alan Arnolds thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 674 p4p, 1230 weight class) and Leroy Brewer (ranked 80 p4p, 146 weight class). Babcock kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 70. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babcock looks to land a right hand but Brewer moved out of range.
Brewer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Babcock with a body shot.
Brewer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Babcock tries for a takedown but Brewer circles away easily
and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Babcock 's knee.
Babcock ducks right into an uppercut from Brewer.
Brewer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Babcock fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brewer defending against the ground and pound.
Babcock working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Babcock misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Babcock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brewer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock throwing strikes but Brewer uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brewer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babcock is working away from the top position though.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Babcock trying to control from half guard but Brewer is working away.
Babcock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Babcock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babcock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brewer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brewer taking some punishment here, with Babcock in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer is looking to improve his position.
Babcock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brewer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babcock lands strikes from half guard.
Babcock slips a nice elbow through Brewer's hands, connecting with Brewer's forehead.
Babcock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brewer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Babcock.
Babcock trying to advance position but Brewer counters by regaining guard.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock is really struggling to control Brewer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Babcock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brewer keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Babcock throws a strike but Brewer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Babcock has Brewer pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brewer is fighting to break Babcock's control of his arms but Babcock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Babcock has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brewer has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brewer tries to stand but Babcock is controlling his head.
Babcock is trying to control Brewer's posture but Brewer avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brewer connects with a leg kick.
Brewer avoids the body shot from Babcock.
Brewer throws a lazy right hand but Babcock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babcock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Babcock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Brewer there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Babcock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer throws a body shot but no joy.
Brewer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babcock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around?
Brewer lands a nice hook to Babcock's body. Babcock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Babcock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brewer did well to prevent Babcock getting side control.
Brewer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock trying to advance position but Brewer counters by regaining guard.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brewer is keeping the position for now.
Babcock with a nice head shot there.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brewer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Babcock pushing down on Brewer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Babcock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brewer gets back to full guard.
Babcock trying to control but Brewer is working from the bottom.
Babcock is pushing down on Brewer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brewer is fighting to maintain full guard but Babcock has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is looking to advance position but Brewer won't allow it.
Babcock works his foot free and advances to mount.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Brewer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock wants to control the action but instead Brewer gets a body lock and reverses into Babcock's guard! Nice work!
Brewer trying to control but Babcock is working from the bottom.
Babcock seems keen to control Brewer's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock continues to stall.
Brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babcock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Thomas Babcock dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Babcock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leroy Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Brewer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brewer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Babcock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brewer misses with a leg kick
and Babcock counters with a single leg into guard. Brewer didn't expect that.
Babcock throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock controlling from the top position.
Babcock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jesse Thomas Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brewer keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock passes Brewer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Babcock throwing shots but Brewer is blocking nicely.
Brewer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babcock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Babcock wants to free his trapped foot but Brewer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Brewer defends it.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brewer's head.
Brewer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Babcock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babcock works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leroy Brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Babcock.
Babcock lands a big elbow.
Babcock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brewer's face.
Babcock unloading with bombs!
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Brewer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Babcock with good strikes from the mount here!
Brewer manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Brewer, under a barage of strikes from Babcock.
Babcock passes to full mount!
Babcock is landing with some decent strikes but Brewer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Babcock thowing shots but they're missing.
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!
Babcock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Babcock lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock with a couple of short strikes.
Babcock tries to control but Brewer wriggling away.
Babcock misses with some ground and pound and Brewer recovers position to half guard.
Brewer trying to control here.
Brewer is refusing to be controlled, as Babcock sits in half guard.
Brewer has hold of Babcock's hands but Babcock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brewer is staying active underneath Babcock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Babcock is taking a breather. Brewer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Thomas Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babcock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Thomas Babcock!
Our winner, Jesse Thomas Babcock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregor Reilly (ranked 552 p4p, 2596 weight class) and Wolfric Moon (ranked 68 p4p, 240 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Cannonball/ The Breeders. Moon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bilmuri - Talkin' 2 UR Ghost. Gregor Reilly has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregor Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolfric Moon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly cracks Moon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moon throws a hook but Reilly avoids it easily.
Reilly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reilly slips a straight right by Moon.
We've been informed that Moon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Moon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Reilly misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Moon.
Moon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reilly manages to avoid it.
Moon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Reilly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Moon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Reilly defends it well.
Reilly with a nice cross.
Moon misses with a shot to the body
and Reilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moon looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reilly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Reilly with a nice head shot there.
Reilly landing some decent shots from guard.
Moon trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reilly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reilly sitting in guard here, content to control.
Moon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moon keeping full guard, as Reilly tries to pass.
Moon looking for a sweep. Not yet Moon, not yet.
Moon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reilly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reilly is working Moon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reilly with a nice head shot there.
Reilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moon working a defensive guard here.
Reilly looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moon's guard.
Moon wants to improve his position but Reilly is controlling well.
Reilly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reilly frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reilly trying to control but Moon is having none of it.
Moon is trying to escape the mount.
Moon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
 It looks like Wolfric Moon has been cut.
Reilly looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moon is rocked!
Moon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reilly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon tries to hold on but Reilly pushes him away.
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reilly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moon is desperately trying to improve his position but Reilly has a good base and remains in mount.
Reilly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moon is still in real trouble! Can Reilly finish him?
Reilly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Reilly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moon tries to lock up and control but Reilly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moon seems to have recovered his senses.
Moon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Reilly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reilly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That has opened up Wolfric Moon's cut even more.
Moon wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Reilly working over Moon with some ground and pound. Moon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly is pressing down on Moon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moon is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon is staying active underneath Reilly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moon wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reilly lands a nice short elbow.
Reilly prevents Moon from improving his position.
Reilly is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moon looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reilly working over Moon with some ground and pound. Moon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The cut above Wolfric Moon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Moon wants to improve his position but Reilly is controlling well.
Reilly moves nicely into side control.
Reilly is putting a hurting on Moon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wolfric Moon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wolfric Moon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gregor Reilly!
Gregor Reilly really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodbath MMA Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toti Rotiz (ranked 928 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Oscar Vogels (ranked 120 p4p, 147 weight class). Rotiz's entrance music is Southtown. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Vogels!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogels wants to clinch up but Rotiz keeps it at a distance.
Rotiz tries to counter with a takedown but Vogels is quick to defend against it.
Vogels pushes Rotiz up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vogels.
Vogels lands with a left to the head.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rotiz misses with a punch on the inside.
Rotiz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vogels is keeping busy.
Vogels swings wildly with an uppercut but Rotiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Vogels fails to land.
Vogels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rotiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rotiz is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz tries to work over Vogels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vogels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vogels throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotiz.
Rotiz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vogels after a bit of a struggle.
Vogels throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotiz.
Rotiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz has hold of one of Vogels's legs. Vogels is fighting the takedown attempt but Rotiz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rotiz cracks Vogels with a solid left hand.
Vogels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rotiz is one step ahead there.
Vogels trying to strike off his back.
Rotiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vogels throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've been hearing that Rotiz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Rotiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rotiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vogels throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rotiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vogels throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rotiz cracks Vogels with a solid left hand.
Vogels throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vogels doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Vogels throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vogels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rotiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Rotiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vogels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vogels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vogels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogels is looking to work some ground and pound but Rotiz has wrist control.
Vogels won't allow Rotiz to sweep him here.
Vogels throwing strikes from guard but Rotiz blocks nicely.
Vogels is looking to work some ground and pound but Rotiz has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vogels throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rotiz holds on and takes a little breather.
Vogels preventing the sweep.
Vogels throwing strikes but missing.
Rotiz pulls Vogels in close to prevent any damage.
Rotiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels works over Rotiz with some ground and pound from guard.
Vogels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rotiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rotiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vogels's guard.
Vogels keeping moving, preventing Rotiz from controlling successfully.
Vogels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vogels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vogels has momentary wrist control but Rotiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Vogels throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rotiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vogels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vogels throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rotiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Vogels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rotiz trying to control but Vogels is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rotiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vogels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rotiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vogels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rotiz postures up and lands a big shot to Vogels's brow.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rotiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rotiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rotiz is in close to Vogels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vogels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Vogels throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vogels looking for a sweep. Not yet Vogels, not yet.
Vogels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rotiz lands a couple of digs.
Vogels throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Vogels 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.
Rotiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vogels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rotiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rotiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotiz is looking for a takedown.
Vogels lands a right hand.
Vogels misses with the head strike.
Rotiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vogels misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz tries to pull guard but Vogels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toti Rotiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rotiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vogels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vogels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rotiz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vogels is defending well.
Rotiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vogels has a couple of punches blocked by Rotiz.
Vogels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 It looks like Toti Rotiz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels throws a punch but it's blocked by Rotiz.
Vogels misses with some punches.
Vogels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vogels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rotiz is working for takedown but Vogels is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rotiz tries for a takedown but Vogels manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotiz.
Vogels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vogels misses with the head strike.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oscar Vogels seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vogels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vogels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rotiz tries for a takedown but Vogels manages to get underhooks.
Rotiz goes for a takedown attempt but Vogels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rotiz looks for a takedown but Vogels sprawls well.
Vogels has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vogels.
Vogels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rotiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Vogels has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rotiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vogels pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rotiz gets tackled into the cage by Vogels. Vogels maintains the clinch.
Rotiz is looking for a takedown.
Rotiz taking a breather.
Vogels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vogels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rotiz taking a breather.
Rotiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vogels.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rotiz tightens his grip and picks Vogels up, before dumping him to the ground. Vogels manages to land in guard.
Vogels lands a decent shot there.
Vogels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vogels striking off his back but it's not causing Rotiz any problems.
Vogels tries to strike from the bottom.
Rotiz throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vogels throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rotiz lands a couple of digs.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vogels will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rotiz throwing strikes from guard but Vogels blocks nicely.
Rotiz advances position into side control!
Vogels wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz scoring with punches from side control.
Vogels regains half guard.
Vogels punching from the bottom.
Rotiz winds up and cracks Vogels with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rotiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vogels keeps working.
Rotiz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vogels is just riding it out for now. Rotiz eventually gives up the hold.
Vogels tries to get to full guard but Rotiz has control of the leg.
Vogels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vogels is pressing down on Rotiz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vogels striking off his back but it's not causing Rotiz any problems.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Toti Rotiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rotiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Vogels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toti Rotiz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Vogels moves into the clinch successfully.
Toti Rotiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vogels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vogels stops a takedown attempt from Rotiz.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Rotiz is looking for a takedown.
Vogels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rotiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vogels misses with some punches.
A short right from Vogels on the inside.
Vogels has a couple of punches blocked by Rotiz.
A short right from Vogels on the inside.
Vogels misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vogels gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toti Rotiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vogels gets underhooks to prevent Rotiz's takedown attempt.
Vogels misses with the head strike.
Vogels lands with a short shot to the head.
Rotiz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vogels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rotiz tries to circle away but Vogels has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogels working aggressively here.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vogels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rotiz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vogels.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vogels is pressed up against the cage. Rotiz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vogels down to the mat. Vogels avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vogels darts in and clinches Rotiz up against the cage.
Rotiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vogels lands with a left to the head.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rotiz blocking some punches.
Rotiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rotiz misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vogels.
Vogels is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Vogels on the inside.
Vogels misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogels throws a head punch that misses.
Vogels lands with a left to the head.
Rotiz misses with a body punch.
Rotiz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vogels regains guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vogels striking off his back but it's not causing Rotiz any problems.
Vogels is striking but Rotiz is not phased and passes to half guard.
Rotiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rotiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vogels defending well though.
Rotiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vogels's head.
Vogels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vogels wants to get back to full guard.
Rotiz is looking for a kimura here.
Vogels striking from the bottom.
Vogels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vogels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rotiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vogels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rotiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vogels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vogels punching from the bottom.
Rotiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rotiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vogels missing with punches from the bottom.
Vogels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rotiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vogels has hold of Rotiz's hands but Rotiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogels throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vogels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vogels punching from the bottom.
Vogels tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vogels tries to roll over but Rotiz keeps him under control.
Rotiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vogels moves into full guard.
Rotiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Vogels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rotiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vogels thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vogels trying to strike off his back.
Vogels trying to strike off his back.
Vogels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Vogels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vogels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Vogels!
Oscar Vogels thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Toti Rotiz stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was hurt, my cat is sick, it's raining outside, heard someone fart in the arena... I should have never lost, I'm the real winner.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 300 p4p, 328 weight class) and Harrison Kiely (ranked 39 p4p, 45 weight class). Harrison Kiely told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.
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.
Crusher takes one to the side of the head.
Kiely misses with a jab to the body
so Crusher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kiely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kiely is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Kiely has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Crusher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crusher lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher won't allow Kiely to sweep him here.
Kiely throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crusher lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.
Kiely is trying to control the position but Crusher postures up.
Kiely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crusher is one step ahead there.
Crusher being controlled here momentarily.
Kiely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crusher 's guard.
Kiely slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kiely puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kiely seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kiely wants to free his trapped foot but Crusher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiely is trying to work for a kimura but Crusher is defending well.
Crusher is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely wants to free his trapped foot but Crusher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Crusher trying to hold on to Kiely's head to control him but Kiely postures up.
Kiely wants to control but Crusher is keeping him busy.
Kiely wants to free his trapped foot but Crusher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kiely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kiely misses with an uppercut
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown. Kiely fights it but they end up in guard.
Crusher stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiely swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kiely holds on and takes a little breather.
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 Jack Crusher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusher on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiely misses with an uppercut
and Crusher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crusher moves away.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Kiely throws an off balance right hand
and Crusher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiely scores with a hook to the body. Crusher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Crusher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a big shot that misses.
Crusher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiely throws a hook to the side of Crusher 's head but Crusher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Kiely tries to get set, Crusher tries to push him back and clinch up but Kiely manages to avoid the attempt.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Crusher 's shoulder, as Crusher tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Crusher .
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiely throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kiely!
Kiely is looking to reverse the position.
Crusher working the ground and pound.
Crusher trying to control the action but Kiely is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is looking to reverse the position.
Crusher working the ground and pound.
A control attempt from Kiely but he's now mounted!
Kiely is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jack Crusher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Kiely is looking to get to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Crusher will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Kiely misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crusher slips a jab from Kiely.
Crusher tries to counter with a takedown but Kiely is quick to defend against it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crusher is looking to counter the offense by Kiely and move into the clinch.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kiely looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusher is just out of range.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kiely falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely wants to control but Crusher is keeping busy.
Kiely tries to get to full guard but Crusher has control of the leg.
Kiely is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crusher 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crusher 's back!
Kiely doesn't have the hooks in and Crusher manages to turn into his guard.
Kiely looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crusher is one step ahead there.
Crusher looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.
Crusher is in close to Kiely's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crusher trying to control but Kiely is working from the bottom.
Kiely is adopting a defensive guard.
Kiely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crusher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kiely can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crusher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kiely sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crusher dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Crusher .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crusher , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Crusher !
Harrison Kiely was interviewed post fight and said 'Fix'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Zigaro (ranked 123 p4p, 491 weight class) and DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 19 p4p, 66 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Zigaro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree Holton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zigaro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dupree Holton with a poor takedown
enabling Zigaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Dupree Holton dives in for a single leg takedown but Zigaro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tristan Zigaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeShaun Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zigaro defends well and Dupree Holton ends up having to push Zigaro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Zigaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dupree Holton moves away.
Dupree Holton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zigaro lands a jab.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zigaro but Zigaro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zigaro with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Zigaro.
The fighters circle, before Zigaro throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Dupree Holton's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Zigaro lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tristan Zigaro!
Tristan Zigaro retains his light heavyweight title!
Tristan Zigaro spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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