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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Savion Alvarado (ranked 24930 p4p, 24593 weight class) and Khalil Rivers (ranked 371 p4p, 340 weight class). Alvarado comes into the arena with Watch The World Burn blaring out of the sound system. Savion Alvarado has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Savion Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khalil Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers has his takedown stuffed
and Alvarado counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rivers thinking.
Alvarado scores with a body shot.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alvarado is looking to slow Rivers down with leg kicks.
Rivers tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers misses with a hook to the body
and Alvarado counters with a nice uppercut.
Alvarado scores with a leg kick.
Rivers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarado.
Alvarado stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alvarado has closed the distance and engaged Rivers in a clinch.
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado takes the fight into the clinch.
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarado is just out of range.
Alvarado throws a front kick that sends Rivers stumbling back into the cage.
Rivers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alvarado looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alvarado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivers. That did some damage!
Alvarado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarado fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivers.
Alvarado moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Alvarado will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rivers up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jumps guard but Alvarado stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Savion Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalil Rivers.
Alvarado lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarado stalling the fight.
Alvarado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alvarado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado has closed the distance and engaged Rivers in a clinch.
Alvarado breaks the clinch.
Rivers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarado.
Alvarado throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alvarado thuds his shin into the meat of Rivers's side.
Alvarado feints and then cracks Rivers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivers down.
Rivers misses with a takedown
and Alvarado counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alvarado looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A good leg kick by Alvarado.
Rivers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alvarado scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers shoots in looking for a takedown. Alvarado tries to sprawl out of it but Rivers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alvarado manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvarado buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarado!
A chopping leg kick lands by Alvarado.
Alvarado lands with a nice combination. Rivers backs away looking to recover.
Rivers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarado.
Rivers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Savion Alvarado dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rivers closes the distance and clinches up with Alvarado, looking for a takedown. Rivers pushes Alvarado against the cage but Alvarado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alvarado moves into the clinch.
Alvarado breaks from the clinch.
Alvarado clinches up with Rivers and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alvarado smiles and moves away.
Alvarado lands with a kick to the temple. Rivers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarado breaks from the clinch.
A low kick lands for Alvarado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers shoots in and drives through. Alvarado sprawls well.
Savion Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalil Rivers.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarado.
Rivers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alvarado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rivers will feel that in the morning.
Savion Alvarado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarado darts in and clinches Rivers up against the cage.
Rivers has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvarado.
Alvarado breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Alvarado.
Rivers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvarado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarado is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivers jumps guard but Alvarado stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarado manages to break the clinch.
Alvarado with the inside leg kick.
Alvarado jabs Rivers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alvarado has closed the distance and engaged Rivers in a clinch.
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alvarado scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado clinches with his opponent.
Alvarado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savion Alvarado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarado scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarado misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Alvarado lands a two punch combo.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Alvarado circles away.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarado avoids it really well and circles away.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado scores with a leg kick.
Savion Alvarado is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarado scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alvarado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alvarado lands a jab-cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarado.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivers is defended easily by Alvarado.
Alvarado is looking to wear down Rivers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarado with a nice calf kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Savion Alvarado dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Alvarado lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alvarado.
Alvarado looks to land a combination. Rivers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alvarado drives through and clinches with Rivers against the cage.
Rivers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Alvarado is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rivers.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Alvarado to keep the fight standing.
Alvarado lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Alvarado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alvarado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivers can do to turn this around?
Alvarado lands with a kick to the temple. Rivers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alvarado lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarado scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Alvarado, right into the meat of the thigh.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rivers has eaten all the pies!
Rivers tries to clinch but Alvarado moves away
and Alvarado counters with an inside leg kick.
Alvarado fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alvarado misses with the combination.
Alvarado moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Alvarado as Rivers shoots in.
Alvarado moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alvarado has Rivers up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivers wants a takedown but no success here.
Savion Alvarado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Savion Alvarado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalil Rivers.
Alvarado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarado dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers misses with a left hand
and Alvarado counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alvarado.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alvarado. Rivers shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alvarado clinches.
Alvarado controlling the action here for a moment.
Alvarado breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Alvarado.
Alvarado is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alvarado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers shoots in for a double leg but Alvarado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarado drives through and clinches with Rivers against the cage.
Rivers being controlled against the cage.
Rivers jumps guard but Alvarado stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alvarado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Savion Alvarado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alvarado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savion Alvarado!
A relieved looking Savion Alvarado thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Zamora (ranked 2997 p4p, 3452 weight class) and Norman Jalisco (ranked 343 p4p, 389 weight class). Norman Jalisco is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Very quick |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernesto Zamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Norman Jalisco!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Zamora there.
A telegraphed right hand from Jalisco misses the target.
Zamora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zamora gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jalisco.
Jalisco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jalisco there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Jalisco finds it's way through Zamora's defenses.
Jalisco misses with the combination.
Jalisco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Norman Jalisco has been cut.
Jalisco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zamora.
Jalisco looks to land a left hand but Zamora moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jalisco misses with a right hand
and Zamora counters with a nice right hand that sends Jalisco toppling to the canvas! Jalisco scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Zamora finish him?!
Zamora sends Jalisco crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zamora is motioning to the referee to let Jalisco up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Jalisco is rocked!
Zamora looks to throw the jab but Jalisco is out of range.
Jalisco is still on wobbly legs! Can Zamora finish him?
Zamora throws a nice looking combination but Jalisco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zamora swings for the body but Jalisco moves out of range.
Zamora is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zamora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jalisco seems to have recovered his senses.
Zamora fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jalisco.
Zamora dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zamora throws an overhand right that lands on Jalisco's shoulder, as Jalisco tries to avoid the shot.
Jalisco swings for the body but Zamora moves out of range.
Zamora lands a jab to Jalisco's midsection.
Jalisco lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Zamora goes down and covers up as Jalisco starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Jalisco!
After the fight, Norman Jalisco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Michael Kirby (ranked 2867 p4p, 3292 weight class) and Allan Randolph (ranked 331 p4p, 370 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Michael Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Allan Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby lands with a nice combination. Randolph backs away looking to recover.
Randolph looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kirby is fending him off so far but Randolph persists. Nope, Kirby circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kirby counters with a nice body shot.
Randolph tries to clinch there but Kirby circles away.
Randolph tries for a takedown but Kirby circles away easily
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
Randolph clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Kirby's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Randolph controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby manages to break the clinch.
Kirby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matthew Michael Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Randolph.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthew Michael Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randolph tries to clinch
and Kirby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randolph has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Randolph there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randolph looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kirby tries to bum rush Randolph with a series of wild strikes but Randolph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Randolph clinches.
A shot in the inside from Kirby.
Kirby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randolph lands a left hand.
 It looks like Matthew Michael Kirby has been cut.
Kirby tries to break free but Randolph pushes him back against the cage.
Randolph has Kirby pushed against the cage.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randolph tries to pull guard but Kirby won't allow it.
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
Randolph throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirby.
Kirby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Randolph prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Randolph lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Randolph lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Randolph is trying to pull guard but Kirby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kirby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Randolph on the inside.
Kirby throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Randolph.
Randolph working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Randolph is trying to break the clinch but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Randolph misses with some punches.
Randolph blocks a body shot from Kirby.
Randolph is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Randolph blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph pressing his opponent against the cage.
Randolph lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby working hard to break the clinch.
Kirby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allan Randolph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randolph is looking to clinch.
Randolph takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randolph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randolph tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Michael Kirby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Michael Kirby's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Randolph wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Randolph has closed the distance and engaged Kirby in a clinch.
Kirby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Randolph has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby wants to break free but Randolph has control.
Kirby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kirby misses with a punch on the inside.
Randolph lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirby swings wildly with an uppercut but Randolph uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allan Randolph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby blocks an elbow strike from Randolph.
Randolph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph has Kirby pressed against the cage, preventing Kirby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby breaks from the clinch.
Randolph fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirby misses with a looping right.
Randolph ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirby moves away.
Kirby fires out a quick counter leg kick but Randolph just manages to avoid it.
Kirby looks to land a combination but Randolph avoids it well.
Randolph closes the distance and clinches.
Kirby working hard to break the clinch.
Kirby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randolph tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randolph wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kirby.
Randolph wants to clinch but Kirby slips to the side
and Kirby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Randolph thinking.
Randolph tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Matthew Michael Kirby is winning the standup battle so far.
Randolph clinches up with Kirby and pushes him back against the cage.
Kirby breaks from the clinch.
Kirby with the inside leg kick.
Randolph misses with a two punch combination.
Kirby was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Randolph drives through and clinches with Kirby against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby has had enough of the clinch but Randolph keeps him there for the moment.
Randolph avoiding damage.
Randolph tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Randolph scores with a shoulder strike.
Randolph lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthew Michael Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Randolph throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirby blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Kirby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randolph fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kirby, pushing him back against the cage.
Randolph prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby breaks the clinch.
Kirby misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Randolph eats them both and turns towards Kirby to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Randolph drives through and clinches with Kirby against the cage.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Randolph.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby taking a breather.
Randolph lands with a left to the head.
Kirby manages to break the clinch.
Randolph shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Randolph's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kirby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kirby looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Randolph tries for a takedown but Kirby circles away easily
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Allan Randolph will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matthew Michael Kirby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Kirby as Randolph shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Kirby misses the target.
Kirby swats away the attempt to clinch by Randolph.
Kirby feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirby went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Randolph dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
Kirby gets tackled into the cage by Randolph. Randolph maintains the clinch.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Randolph is stalling here.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randolph taking a breather.
Randolph missing with knees to the body.
Randolph tries to pull guard but Kirby won't allow it.
Kirby takes a shot to the head.
Randolph keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Randolph.
Kirby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randolph clinches.
Randolph working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Randolph taking a breather.
Randolph looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Randolph swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randolph closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kirby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph has his takedown stuffed
and Kirby counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthew Michael Kirby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan Randolph.
A bone on bone clash there as Kirby blocks the leg kick.
Randolph tries to clinch there but Kirby circles away.
Randolph shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kirby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randolph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Randolph is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
No joy there for Kirby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Randolph wants to clinch.
Kirby throwing a counter right hand but Randolph manages to avoid it.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Randolph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randolph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirby misses with a series of wild punches.
Randolph rushes Kirby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Randolph tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randolph keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Randolph keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kirby's efforts to push away.
Kirby avoiding damage as Randolph throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Michael Kirby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Michael Kirby!
A pretty intense looking Matthew Michael Kirby took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lawrence (ranked 2406 p4p, 3473 weight class) and Erling Bjerg (ranked 286 p4p, 397 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erling Bjerg!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjerg is just out of range.
Lawrence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tristan Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Bjerg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bjerg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawrence to score with a decent uppercut.
Bjerg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence wants to clinch.
Bjerg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawrence scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjerg doesn't seem bothered though.
Lawrence seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Bjerg is out of range.
Lawrence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawrence wants to clinch up but Bjerg keeps it at a distance.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjerg.
It seemed like Bjerg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjerg is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Bjerg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence lands a jab to the nose.
Bjerg throws a big shot that misses.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Lawrence scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjerg in his tracks.
Lawrence jabs Bjerg right on the nose. Bjerg blinks but takes it well.
Lawrence lands a jab to Bjerg's midsection.
Nice shot by Bjerg.
Lawrence lands with a cross.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Bjerg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Bjerg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjerg walks into a straight right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bjerg.
Lawrence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bjerg momentarily.
Bjerg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjerg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bjerg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjerg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the body
and Bjerg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Bjerg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawrence counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bjerg thinking.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Bjerg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bjerg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
Bjerg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a hook but Bjerg avoids it easily.
Bjerg connects with a right hand. Lawrence shakes it off.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjerg.
Bjerg throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Bjerg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence throws a hook but Bjerg avoids it easily.
Bjerg throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Lawrence wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bjerg throws a head kick but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjerg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Bjerg moves out of range.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjerg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjerg cracks Lawrence with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bjerg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bjerg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bjerg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjerg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lawrence counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bjerg counters with a body kick.
Bjerg throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence works the jab nicely.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjerg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence defending well as Bjerg loads up on a big left hand.
Bjerg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Lawrence dominated that round.
That's time! Lawrence's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lawrence slips a jab from Bjerg.
Lawrence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bjerg manages to avoid it.
Lawrence is looking to wear down Bjerg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence slips a straight right by Bjerg.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawrence throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Bjerg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence loads up on a big right hand but Bjerg slips the punch.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjerg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bjerg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lawrence has got the better of the exchanges.
Bjerg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lawrence has time to react.
Lawrence slips a jab from Bjerg.
Bjerg slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Bjerg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lawrence stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a combination. Bjerg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bjerg staying out of range there.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Bjerg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjerg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjerg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjerg.
Lawrence missing with a left hand there. Bjerg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lawrence has Bjerg up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjerg misses with some punches.
Lawrence lands with a light punch inside.
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjerg.
Bjerg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bjerg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawrence will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bjerg up against the cage.
Lawrence fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawrence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawrence swings wildly with an uppercut but Bjerg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjerg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjerg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lawrence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence slowing the pace effectively.
Bjerg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bjerg fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bjerg manages to break the clinch.
Bjerg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjerg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lawrence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjerg can do to turn this around?
A big right from Bjerg misses.
Lawrence drops his hands momentarily and Bjerg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bjerg throws a head kick that misses.
Lawrence digs a good body shot into Bjerg's ribs.
Bjerg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lawrence has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bjerg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjerg.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bjerg misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawrence gets through Bjerg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjerg gets through Lawrence's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bjerg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lawrence tries a body shot but Bjerg blocks it.
Bjerg lands a hook that snaps the head of Lawrence backwards.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bjerg.
Bjerg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lawrence avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bjerg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bjerg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawrence swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjerg doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bjerg looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Lawrence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bjerg looks to land a right hand but Lawrence moved out of range.
Lawrence scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan Lawrence dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Bjerg seems unphased.
Bjerg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawrence.
A little jabbing left from Bjerg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bjerg looks to throw the jab but Lawrence is out of range.
Bjerg lands an overhand right.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Bjerg moves away and avoids it.
Bjerg misses with a looping right.
Bjerg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.
Bjerg misses with a looping left.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Bjerg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Bjerg.
Lawrence appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lawrence fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjerg throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
Bjerg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawrence swings for the body but Bjerg moves out of range.
Bjerg throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Bjerg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bjerg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjerg takes one on the button.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Bjerg moves out of range.
It seemed like Bjerg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bjerg throws an off balance right hand
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bjerg throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a sloppy body shot
and Bjerg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence connects with a crisp jab.
Bjerg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Bjerg counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjerg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Bjerg misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Bjerg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Lawrence lands.
Tristan Lawrence is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjerg throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Bjerg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Erling Bjerg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Bjerg misses.
Lawrence fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjerg throws out a counter right but Lawrence avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Bjerg misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawrence misses with a body punch
and Bjerg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lawrence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bjerg's hands.
Bjerg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bjerg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lawrence.
Bjerg tries to throw a body punch but Lawrence avoids it by throwing Bjerg back against the cage.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bjerg blocking some punches.
Bjerg has a couple of punches blocked by Lawrence.
Bjerg swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bjerg misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjerg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjerg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lawrence's elbow.
Bjerg misses with some punches.
Bjerg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bjerg scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawrence trying to control the position but instead, Bjerg has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawrence into the cage.
Lawrence lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bjerg backwards.
Lawrence lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Bjerg blocking some punches.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Lawrence blocks an uppercut.
Bjerg swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tristan Lawrence has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lawrence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bjerg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Lawrence.
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 Tristan Lawrence.
Well Lawrence 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan Lawrence!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tristan Lawrence thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Watson (ranked 2455 p4p, 2561 weight class) and Smedt Van Kampen (ranked 248 p4p, 258 weight class). Smedt Van Kampen 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smedt Van Kampen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
Watson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Kampen throws a head kick that misses
and Watson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson throws a head kick that half lands.
Smedt Van Kampen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Kampen throws a head kick that misses
and Watson counters with a low kick, right behind Van Kampen 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Kampen throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson tries to counter by clinching up but Van Kampen breaks away and moves out of range.
Watson moves into range and clinches up with Van Kampen.
Knees to the body from Watson.
Van Kampen looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Smedt Van Kampen has been cut.
Watson jerks Van Kampen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Van Kampen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Watson goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Watson because Van Kampen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dexter Watson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aydin Parks (ranked 2326 p4p, 3879 weight class) and Axel Phelps (ranked 271 p4p, 399 weight class). Aydin Parks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Axel Phelps's chin.
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aydin Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Phelps!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phelps changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phelps thuds a left hand into Parks's body.
Phelps gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parks throwing strikes but missing.
Parks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parks distracts Phelps with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phelps is trying to control the position but Parks postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parks trying to control but Phelps is working from the bottom.
Phelps really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parks connects with a couple of short punches.
Phelps is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Phelps's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aydin Parks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Rojas (ranked 2210 p4p, 2287 weight class) and Gage Burns (ranked 260 p4p, 268 weight class). Derrick Rojas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Burns!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice leg kick from Rojas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rojas takes one to the side of the head.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Rojas throws a poor cross that misses
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Rojas takes one on the button.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Derrick Rojas has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Burns throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Rojas tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Rojas moved out of range nicely.
Rojas drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rojas eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burns throws a body punch but Rojas moves out of range.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns connects with the punch.
Rojas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns cracks a nice hook into Rojas's ribs.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Rojas lands with an overhand left.
Rojas blocks a jab.
Rojas takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Rojas is out of range.
Jab from Burns.
Rojas staying out of range there.
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
Gage Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns misses the jab.
Rojas throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Rojas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns scores with a punch to the head.
Burns moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Rojas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rojas throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rojas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns misses with a hook to the body
and Rojas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws out a counter right but Rojas avoids it with no problem.
Rojas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rojas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rojas tries to clinch but Burns is having none of it.
Rojas ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Rojas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burns.
Rojas throws a sloppy body shot
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Burns.
Good exchange - Rojas coming out on top.
Rojas takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burns's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Burns scrambles back to his feet.
Rojas moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Burns.
A cross from Rojas lands.
Rojas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Rojas backs off Burns throws a huge counter combo but Rojas manages to avoid it all.
Good leg kick by Rojas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Burns does it's job there.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Burns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Rojas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rojas slips a jab and a cross from Burns.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns lunges at Rojas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rojas's hand.
Rojas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rojas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Rojas.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns throws the left hand but Rojas avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rojas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rojas on the side of the head.
Gage Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Burns lands with a hook. Rojas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns misses with the combination.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rojas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Burns cracks Rojas with an open hand slap.
Rojas connects with a leg kick.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Rojas's head.
Derrick Rojas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rojas. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns moves away from the strike by Rojas.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Rojas misses with a double jab.
Derrick Rojas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rojas throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rojas throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojas's head.
Rojas misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
 Rojas is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a right hook to the body.
Rojas stuffs the takedown.
Rojas misses with a few strikes there.
Burns drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burns trying to control the action but Rojas is working from the bottom.
Rojas taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns cracks Rojas with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Burns immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Rojas is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Burns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gage Burns!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zechariah Osborne (ranked 2060 p4p, 2330 weight class) and Eddie Odom (ranked 248 p4p, 273 weight class). Zechariah Osborne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Odom's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zechariah Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Odom!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osborne.
Odom lands with a straight right. Osborne didn't see that one coming.
Osborne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odom has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Zechariah Osborne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osborne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Osborne lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Eddie Odom has been cut.
Odom cracks Osborne with an open hand slap.
Osborne lands with a good body shot.
Odom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Osborne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Osborne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odom.
A counter left hand to the body from Osborne misses its target.
Osborne misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osborne punishes Odom's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Osborne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Odom fails to land with a series of punches.
Osborne throws a big counter combination but Odom scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Osborne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odom moves away.
Osborne lands a big uppercut and Odom crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Odom looks OK. Osborne waves Odom back to his feet!
Odom is rocked!
Osborne connects with a nice cross there... Odom is looking wobbly and Osborne recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Odom to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Osborne jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zechariah Osborne!
Zechariah Osborne 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken FrownFelter (ranked 2327 p4p, 1607 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 192 p4p, 137 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken FrownFelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FrownFelter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dover pinned against the cage. Dover gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with FrownFelter but FrownFelter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Dover tries to get set, FrownFelter tries to push him back and clinch up but Dover manages to avoid the attempt.
FrownFelter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dover.
Dover with a poor takedown
and FrownFelter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dover won't be happy with that.
Ken FrownFelter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.
Dover is trying to get back to half guard.
Dover keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FrownFelter trying to control the action but Dover is working from the bottom.
Dover tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FrownFelter working away.
Dover might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control FrownFelter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dover tries to get back to half guard but can't.
FrownFelter controlling from side mount.
Dover looking for a sweep but FrownFelter has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dover is desperately trying to improve his position but FrownFelter has a good base and remains in mount.
Dover tries to hold on but FrownFelter postures up.
FrownFelter controlling the position easily from mount.
Dover sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover is holding on to half guard well.
Dover is looking to control FrownFelter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dover avoid being mounted?
Dover keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dover closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. FrownFelter quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
FrownFelter tries to roll over but Dover keeps him under control.
We've been informed that Dover has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FrownFelter actively working from the bottom here.
Dover slips a nice elbow through FrownFelter's hands, connecting with FrownFelter's forehead.
Dover takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
FrownFelter tries to get to full guard but Dover has control of the leg.
FrownFelter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dover is working away from the top position though.
FrownFelter is doing well to control the position and prevent Dover from advancing to side control.
FrownFelter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
FrownFelter trying to hold on to Dover's head to control him but Dover postures up.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks FrownFelter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ben Dover will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dover dives in for a single leg takedown but FrownFelter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
FrownFelter feinted with a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dover.
Dover shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as FrownFelter sprawls well. FrownFelter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dover gets slowly back to his feet.
Ken FrownFelter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.
Dover closes the distance and clinches up with FrownFelter, looking for a takedown. Dover pushes FrownFelter against the cage but FrownFelter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
FrownFelter closes the distance and clinches.
FrownFelter jumps into guard, dragging Dover to the mat.
FrownFelter working for submissions but it's allowed Dover to get to half guard.
FrownFelter actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
FrownFelter moves into full guard.
Ben Dover has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FrownFelter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
FrownFelter working for a triangle but Dover defends it easily.
Dover connects with a couple of short punches.
Dover postures up and lands a big shot to FrownFelter's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
FrownFelter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dover distracts FrownFelter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of FrownFelter's head.
FrownFelter seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dover postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
FrownFelter keeping moving, preventing Dover from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of FrownFelter's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
FrownFelter working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
FrownFelter has his foot on Dover's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dover works his way back into a safe position though.
Dover scoring with some ground and pound.
Dover landing some decent shots from guard.
FrownFelter working a defensive guard here.
Dover is in close to FrownFelter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FrownFelter working for a triangle but Dover defends it easily.
Dover scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dover scoring with some ground and pound.
FrownFelter looking for a guillotine here but Dover defends easily.
FrownFelter has his foot on Dover's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dover works his way back into a safe position though.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of FrownFelter's head.
Dover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
FrownFelter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dover escapes and throws FrownFelter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
FrownFelter is trying to improve his position.
Dover creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
FrownFelter is trying to improve his position.
Dover scores with punches from side control.
FrownFelter wants to control but Dover postures up.
Dover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dover in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dover lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dover working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dover working the head with 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!
Dover landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
FrownFelter leaves Dover with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ken FrownFelter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? FrownFelter is fending him off so far but Dover persists. Nope, FrownFelter circles away and we're back to standing.
Dover throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around FrownFelter's waist but FrownFelter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dover off to one side.
FrownFelter attempts a counter takedown but Dover avoids it well and moves away.
Ken FrownFelter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Dover.
Dover doesn't succeed with the takedown
and FrownFelter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dover!
Dover tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Dover tries to reverse the position but FrownFelter maintains control.
FrownFelter wants to control the pace but Dover is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover wants to hold on but FrownFelter pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
FrownFelter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dover is wriggling around trying to escape.
FrownFelter avoids the attempt from Dover to control.
Dover is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Dover holds of for dear life.
Dover tries to lock up and control but FrownFelter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two 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.
FrownFelter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
FrownFelter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dover is looking to escape.
FrownFelter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dover is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
FrownFelter trying to control but Dover is having none of it.
FrownFelter controlling the position easily from mount.
Dover wants to hold on but FrownFelter pushes him away.
FrownFelter throwing strikes here but Dover is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dover is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dover is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dover bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dover trying to control the position from guard on top but FrownFelter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dover with a nice head shot there.
Ben Dover is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dover's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken FrownFelter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dover has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dover!
In defeat, Ken FrownFelter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I had COVID'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Immanuel Ali (ranked 1378 p4p, 2964 weight class) and Harrison Rose (ranked 134 p4p, 281 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Immanuel Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harrison Rose!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Rose's corner calls for a 1-2. Rose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose moves away from the strike by Ali.
Rose has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ali is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ali lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose throws a counter combo.
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ali breaks the clinch.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ali's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali cracks Rose with a good jab.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Ali misses with a combination
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rose throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rose lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a hook
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ali looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ali moves away from the strike by Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose lands a nice uppercut.
Rose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rose wants to stall.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Rose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali is rocked!
Ali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali clinches with his opponent.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose lands an uppercut.
Rose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Ali.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Rose is controlling the position.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rose working aggressively here.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Rose is trying to stall.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Rose dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Rose moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Rose misses.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Ali misses with a combination
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Ali connects with a nice looking jab.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Ali misses with a left hand
enabling Rose to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Rose's head back.
Ali moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rose lands with a cross.
Rose lands a nice shot to the body.
Rose takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rose fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Immanuel Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose blocks a jab.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Ali tries to bum rush Rose with a series of wild strikes but Rose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rose works Ali's body with a nice hook.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Rose counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Rose does it's job there.
Ali throws a jab when Rose was well out of range.
Ali stuns Rose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose lands with a hook. Ali tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ali has managed to clinch.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rose.
A short body shot lands from Rose as the two fighters clinch.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to break free but Ali has control.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Rose misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali blocking some punches.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali is trying to break free.
Rose lands a left hand.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Rose keeps control of Ali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harrison Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ali blocks a jab.
Ali closes the distance and pushes Rose back into the cage.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Rose misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rose.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Harrison Rose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose slips a jab from Ali.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Rose throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Rose moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
A big left from Ali misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ali misses the target.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali breaks the clinch.
Rose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ali backs up against the cage.
Rose avoids the body shot from Ali.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose moves away from the strike by Ali.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Rose's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ali pushes Rose up against the cage in a clinch.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rose lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rose lands a body shot.
Harrison Rose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose lands with a straight right. Ali didn't see that one coming.
Ali lands with a good body shot.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rose let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Immanuel Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rose jabs Ali right on the nose. Ali blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Immanuel Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Rose!
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