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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jingky Bacolod (ranked 3349 p4p, 3200 weight class) and Kevin Taylor (ranked 367 p4p, 352 weight class). Bacolod kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Havana. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jingky Bacolod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacolod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bacolod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor punishes Bacolod's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor tests Bacolod's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor lands with an uppercut that bounces Bacolod off the cage and back into range.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Bacolod counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bacolod defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Bacolod feinted with a counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Bacolod doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Bacolod saw that one coming.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bacolod has time to react.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 It looks like Jingky Bacolod has been cut.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
Bacolod slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Bacolod moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor connects with a body shot that sends Bacolod's belly button to the back.
Bacolod moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bacolod moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Taylor lands with an overhand left.
Bacolod walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taylor throws a combination. Bacolod tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bacolod with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Taylor stuns Bacolod with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacolod with a poor takedown
and Bacolod takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Taylor.
Bacolod drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 Bacolod is rocked!
Taylor cracks Bacolod with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Bacolod tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Taylor pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Bacolod is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 3262 p4p, 3678 weight class) and Pablo Martin (ranked 380 p4p, 421 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Martin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.
Martin working aggressively here.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Cruz punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Martin cracks Cruz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Cruz clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martin prevents it.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cruz tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Cruz jabs at Martin's body.
Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martin throws Cruz to one side and escapes!
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!
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruz!
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martin is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz throws a chopping leg kick but Martin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Martin's ribs.
Martin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pablo Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Martin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cruz's hands.
Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martin back to the cage. Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Pablo Martin has been cut.
Martin gets caught napping as Cruz dives in and scores a takedown. Martin manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin looking to control.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Cruz throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Martin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Cruz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Martin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Martin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cruz scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cruz clinches.
Cruz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cruz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martin regains guard.
Martin is adopting a defensive guard.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by Martin!
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cruz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cruz wants to improve his position but instead Martin has moved into half guard.
Martin slows the pace down in half guard.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cruz holds on and takes a little breather.
Martin prevents Cruz from getting back to his feet.
Cruz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Martin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Martin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cruz is in Martin's guard.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruz postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cruz throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martin is fighting to break Cruz's control of his arms but Cruz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martin manages to get himself to full guard.
Cruz won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Ricardo Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Martin's cut.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Martin, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Martin against the cage but Martin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin is looking for the big counter here.
Cruz darts in looking for a takedown but Martin gets double underhooks and turns Cruz into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Martin fails to land.
Cruz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martin misses with some punches.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is working for takedown but Martin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cruz is trying to drag Martin to the mat but Martin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martin walks away with a smile on his face. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martin slaps away a takedown attempt from Cruz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Martin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Martin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Martin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Martin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pablo Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruz should have avoided that one.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Martin avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ricardo Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Martin! Cruz is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Martin!
A very excited looking Pablo Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Naranja (ranked 4842 p4p, 4605 weight class) and Jacques Pierre (ranked 477 p4p, 463 weight class). Jacques Pierre has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luis Naranja's chin.
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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 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Naranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre tries to sprawl but Naranja drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Naranja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Naranja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pierre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Naranja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naranja lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Jacques Pierre has been cut.
Naranja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Naranja is very close to passing his half guard.
Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Naranja is nestled in close to Pierre , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The cut above Jacques Pierre 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jacques Pierre 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luis Naranja!
Our winner, Luis Naranja, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henny Bottles (ranked 2591 p4p, 3701 weight class) and Blood Money (ranked 171 p4p, 225 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henny Bottles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blood Money!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Money manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bottles ducks under a wild hook from Money.
Bottles takes one to the side of the head.
Money tests Bottles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bottles is looking to clinch.
Bottles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bottles has closed the distance and engaged Money in a clinch.
Money blocks a body shot from Bottles.
Bottles lands a nice elbow.
Bottles avoiding damage.
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Money lands a nice uppercut.
Bottles has Money pushed against the cage.
Bottles blocking some punches.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Bottles.
Our sources have told us that Bottles has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bottles looking to throw knees to the head but Money is blocking nicely.
Money working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Bottles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottles tries to stall but Money uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Money lands a body shot in the clinch.
Money lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bottles backwards.
Bottles is rocked!
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Bottles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Money blocks a body shot from Bottles.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Bottles.
Money working aggressively here.
Money misses with the head strike.
Money misses with a short punch on the inside.
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bottles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Money.
Money throws a head punch that misses.
Bottles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Money misses with some punches.
Bottles blocks an uppercut.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Bottles.
Bottles seems to have got his legs back now.
Bottles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Money blocks it with crossed arms.
Money tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bottles's elbow.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Money letting Bottles take a breather here.
Money takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Money tries to throw a body punch but Bottles avoids it by throwing Money back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Money.
Bottles lands a damaging elbow.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money lands a left hand.
Money takes a knee right on the jaw!
Money tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bottles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Money avoids the elbow strike from Bottles, against the cage.
Bottles misses with a punch to the body.
Bottles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bottles looking to slow down the pace here.
Bottles stalling in the clinch but Money improves position.
Maybe Bottles would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Money lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Money.
Money avoiding damage as Bottles throws knees to the body.
Money misses with a hook from the clinch.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Money.
A short left from Money.
Bottles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Money struggles to land a body shot inside as Bottles controls his hands.
Bottles tries to work over Money's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Money cracks Bottles with a nice body shot.
Money lands a left hand.
Bottles trying to land knees to the body.
Bottles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bottles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bottles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bottles misses with a knee to the head.
Bottles misses with a knee strike.
Bottles just leaning against Money, taking a breather.
Bottles leaning against his opponent.
Bottles seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bottles is trying to maintain a safe position but Money gets an underhook and turns Bottles into the cage.
Bottles takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bottles just misses with a elbow thrown towards Money's brow.
Bottles manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Money lands with a right to the head.
Bottles misses with a knee strike.
Money creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bottles's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bottles drops to his knees and Money pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blood Money!
A victorious Blood Money thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Moreau (ranked 2353 p4p, 1918 weight class) and William Ward (ranked 241 p4p, 197 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antoine Moreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Ward!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreau misses with an uppercut. Ward saw that one coming.
Moreau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ward digs a good hook to Moreau's body.
Ward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ward walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like William Ward has been cut.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreau is just out of range.
Moreau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ward.
Moreau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward misses the jab.
Moreau misses with a looping left.
Moreau avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Moreau misses the target.
Moreau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreau looks to land a combination. Ward sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ward throws a nice looking combination but Moreau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ward shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moreau misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Ward jabs Moreau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moreau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antoine Moreau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Moreau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward staying out of range there.
Ward doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moreau blocks a head kick by Ward.
Ward darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ward misses with a double jab
and Moreau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ward darts in trying to clinch
and Moreau counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreau misses with a straight right.
Ward lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ward tries for a takedown but Moreau circles away easily
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antoine Moreau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Ward.
Moreau with a hook.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 Ward is rocked!
That has opened up William Ward's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Ward.
We've been told by Moreau's head coaches at MMAH League and Warrior Nation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
William Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward shoots and misses
and Moreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ward is still on wobbly legs! Can Moreau finish him?
Nice defenses there by Moreau.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Moreau misses.
Ward thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ward gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moreau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Moreau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ward makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ward throws a leg kick
and Moreau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ward darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moreau is not content to let Ward control the position.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antoine Moreau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Ward's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ward swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moreau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Ward tenderised Moreau's leg. Moreau is trying to keep his angry face on.
A shot to the liver by Moreau. Beautiful body shot.
Moreau throws a jab when Ward was well out of range.
Moreau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ward drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Antoine Moreau is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moreau counters with a nice right hand that sends Ward toppling to the canvas! Ward scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Moreau finish him?!
The cut above William Ward's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreau looks to land a right hand but Ward moved out of range.
As Moreau backs off Ward throws a huge counter combo but Moreau manages to avoid it all.
Nice defenses there by Moreau.
Ward moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moreau defends well and Ward ends up having to push Moreau into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Moreau misses the target.
Moreau throws the left hand but Ward avoids the punch easily.
Moreau with a hook.
Moreau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
Moreau throwing a counter right hand but Ward manages to avoid it.
Moreau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Ward scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Moreau keeping hold of Ward's head, controlling as best he can.
Ward is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ward seems to be working for a kimura but Moreau defends the submission attempt.
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreau keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward trying to control from half guard but Moreau is working away.
Moreau trying to control from the bottom.
Ward is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ward misses with a head shot. Moreau uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreau looking for a sweep. Not yet Moreau, not yet.
Ward working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ward trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ward working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ward wants to control from the top but Moreau keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ward misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ward misses with a takedown
and Moreau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ward doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Moreau counters with a nice uppercut.
Antoine Moreau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Ward.
Ward punishes Moreau's body with a nice straight punch.
Moreau throws an off balance right hand
and Ward counters with a left to the body.
Ward walks into a stiff left hand from Moreau.
William Ward's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Moreau with a jab.
Ward with a lazy takedown attempt
and Moreau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ward is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moreau rather than just go for the knockout.
Moreau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Moreau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Ward's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Moreau throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moreau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moreau throws a body shot but no joy.
Ward misses with a body shot.
Ward looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moreau is fending him off so far but Ward persists. Nope, Moreau circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moreau. Ward does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moreau lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Ward, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moreau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ward on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Moreau as Ward shoots in.
Ward fails with the takedown
and Ward takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antoine Moreau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Ward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward misses with an uppercut
and Moreau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ward takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moreau throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Moreau has knocked Ward down with a huge combo! Moreau steps away and waves a wobbly Ward back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Moreau throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Moreau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Ward was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ward throws a poor cross that misses
and Moreau counters with a crisp right that sends Ward to the canvas! Moreau follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine Moreau!
Antoine Moreau spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cornbread Pealike (ranked 2708 p4p, 4517 weight class) and Daaniel Teteny (ranked 320 p4p, 457 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cornbread Pealike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daaniel Teteny!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teteny shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pealike's guard.
Pealike is trying to keep Teteny in close.
Pealike manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Teteny manages to get himself to full guard.
Teteny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Teteny keeping moving, preventing Pealike from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teteny pulls Pealike in close to prevent any damage.
Pealike engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Pealike wants to stand but Teteny is controlling his posture from full guard.
Teteny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Pealike sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Teteny's guard.
Pealike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teteny keeps working.
Teteny is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pealike wants to take a breather but Teteny is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cornbread Pealike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pealike rushes Teteny and presses him up against the cage.
Teteny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Teteny.
A bit of stalling here from Pealike.
Teteny goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pealike prevents it.
Teteny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pealike avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pealike tries to throw a body punch but Teteny avoids it by throwing Pealike back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Teteny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cornbread Pealike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daaniel Teteny.
Pealike makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teteny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pealike pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pealike prevents a takedown attempt there.
Teteny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Teteny blocking some punches.
Pealike pushes Teteny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pealike throws a head punch that misses.
Teteny is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pealike swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teteny is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pealike pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pealike fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Teteny drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pealike pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cornbread Pealike dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Teteny is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Teteny takes one to the chin there.
Teteny tries for a takedown but Pealike sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Teteny fails with the takedown
and Pealike counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pealike throws out a loose jab but Teteny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pealike throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pealike lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Teteny has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Teteny and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Teteny with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pealike to score with a decent uppercut.
Pealike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teteny circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Pealike - just one landing.
Pealike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pealike looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Teteny shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pealike but Pealike pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cornbread Pealike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daaniel Teteny.
Teteny is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teteny ducks right into an uppercut from Pealike.
A left lands for Pealike.
Pealike is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Teteny can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pealike slaps away a takedown attempt from Teteny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pealike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pealike lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Teteny is rocked!
Teteny drops his hands for a split second and Pealike immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Teteny face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Pealike follows up with a right hand that knocks Teteny into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cornbread Pealike!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draski (ranked 2166 p4p, 2011 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 251 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Draski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draski misses with a combination
and Draski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Draski misses with a two punch combination.
Draski misses with a jab to the body
and Ubereem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ubereem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ubereem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Ivan Draski has been cut.
Draski is breathing heavily.
Ubereem moves in close and cracks Draski with a massive right hand! Draski, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ubereem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Ubereem!
Alistair Ubereem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matija Maestro (ranked 1993 p4p, 1847 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 180 p4p, 165 weight class). Maestro comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath. River has chosen Gabon National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Guy River was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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156
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matija Maestro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River throws a looping overhand right but Maestro ducks down to avoid it.
Maestro swings for the body but River moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from River.
Maestro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River takes a swing at Maestro's ribcage but misses.
Maestro swings for the body but River moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Maestro's head back.
Maestro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maestro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming River to the mat! River manages to get full guard.
Maestro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of River's head.
Maestro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. River swivels though and keeps the full guard.
River is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maestro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of River's head.
Maestro landing with the ground and pound.
Maestro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is trying to keep Maestro in close.
Maestro wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
Maestro tries to free his leg and advance position but River is retaining full guard.
Maestro works over River with some ground and pound from guard.
Maestro works over River with some ground and pound from guard.
River is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maestro lands a couple of digs.
Maestro trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
River working a defensive guard here.
River keeping full guard, as Maestro tries to pass.
Maestro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
River pulls Maestro in close to prevent any damage.
Maestro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
River has momentary wrist control but Maestro slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro chips away with some ground and pound.
Maestro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed River's guard.
Maestro working River over with strikes.
River is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maestro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maestro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Maestro.
Maestro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maestro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
River is looking to improve his position.
River is trying to maintain the position but Maestro is very close to passing his half guard.
Maestro is trying to control the action in half guard but River is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro is looking to advance position but River won't allow it.
Maestro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maestro is trying to control. River wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
River wants to control but Maestro is keeping busy.
Maestro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maestro landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maestro content just to control the position here.
Maestro with shots to the head and body - River looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matija Maestro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with an uppercut.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River slips under a jab from Maestro.
Maestro moves into the clinch successfully.
A left hand lands to the body for Maestro.
Maestro misses with a short punch on the inside.
River blocking some punches.
River has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Maestro.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matija Maestro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of River 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maestro doesn't seem bothered though.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River lands an overhand right.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maestro is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maestro is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River scores with a nice right hand.
River throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Guy River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
Maestro connects with a good right hand that stumbles River. River circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maestro throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maestro misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Maestro misses
and River counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maestro throws a shot to the body.
Maestro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maestro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Maestro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maestro looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Maestro moves into range and clinches up with River.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maestro's elbow.
Maestro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maestro gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maestro has him pressed against the cage.
Maestro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maestro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by River after a bit of a struggle.
Maestro prevents River from breaking the clinch.
Maestro blocks an uppercut.
Maestro lands a left hand.
Maestro misses with a hook from the clinch.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maestro's elbow.
Maestro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maestro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maestro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from River.
Maestro scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
River lands a body punch.
Maestro prevents a body shot from River.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maestro.
River blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maestro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Maestro fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Maestro scores with a nice short uppercut.
River manages to break the clinch.
Maestro looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Maestro looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River defending well as Maestro loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Maestro.
Maestro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maestro moves out of range of the strikes.
River avoids the body shot from Maestro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from River! But no joy.
Maestro throws a hook but River blocks it.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maestro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maestro drops back looking for a leg! River is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and River manages to kick Maestro off! Maestro jumps back into River's guard.
River has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at REAL Rasslin. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestro is working River over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maestro tries to free his leg and advance position but River is retaining full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if River can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maestro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maestro landing some decent shots from guard.
River is trying to hold Maestro in close to prevent damage but Maestro has managed to pass into half guard.
River trying to control from the bottom.
River keeping hold of Maestro's head, controlling as best he can.
River trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matija Maestro dominated that second round.
That's time! Maestro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
River uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maestro has time to react.
Maestro is looking to wear down River with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maestro. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maestro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River's hands.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Maestro's head.
Maestro takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Maestro tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Maestro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maestro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
Maestro moves away from the strike by River.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
River avoids the body shot from Maestro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maestro misses with a wild body shot.
Maestro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maestro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck River on the side of the head.
Maestro misses with a two punch combination.
Maestro checks a leg kick.
Maestro lands a nice shot to the body.
Maestro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River tries to work over Maestro's front leg with a kick but Maestro checks it.
Maestro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Maestro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River wants to control but Maestro postures up.
Maestro looks up at the clock and then as River takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Maestro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is not content to let Maestro control the position.
Maestro remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
River tries to improve position but can't.
Maestro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
River tries to buck Maestro off but Maestro is having none of it.
River on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
Maestro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro tries to advance to mount but River denies him.
Maestro wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
Matija Maestro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River trying to remain calm as Maestro controls from the top position.
Guy River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River tries to bench press Maestro off him but Maestro keeps the position.
River being controlled for a moment.
River is trying to control Maestro's posture but Maestro avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maestro controls the position.
River struggling a bit here.
Maestro slows the pace down.
Maestro working away.
You can see the frustration on River's face as Maestro controls the position.
River struggling a bit here.
Maestro is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matija Maestro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maestro 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matija Maestro!
After winning the bout, Matija Maestro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Globe (ranked 2742 p4p, 1252 weight class) and Chayton Catawanee (ranked 328 p4p, 158 weight class). Chayton Catawanee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Globe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chayton Catawanee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Catawanee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Catawanee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Catawanee throws a looping overhand right but Globe ducks down to avoid it.
Catawanee wants to slow Globe down by chopping away at his legs.
Globe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Globe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Catawanee - the referee stops the clock and Globe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Catawanee. Globe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Catawanee with a jab.
Globe is rocked!
Globe defending well as Catawanee loads up on a big left hand.
Globe feinted with a counter takedown.
Oh Globe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Globe has a takedown stuffed.
Globe seems to have got his legs back now.
Catawanee pounces like a tiger and cracks Globe with a vicious hook! Globe is down but not out! Catawanee follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chayton Catawanee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dory (ranked 790 p4p, 825 weight class) and Tian Long (ranked 100 p4p, 104 weight class). Tian Long will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Dory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tian Long!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a lunging right hand
and Dory counters with a single leg into guard. Long didn't expect that.
Dory working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Long's head.
Dory sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dory has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dory is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dory working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dory looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dory scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dory might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dory controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dory is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dory distracts Long with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory lands a couple of digs.
Dory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dory scoring with some ground and pound.
Dory is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Long can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dory landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dory has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dory chips away with some ground and pound.
Dory sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
As Long backs away, Dory returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dory circles away quickly and effectively.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Long misses with an uppercut. Dory saw that one coming.
Dory ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Dory half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Dory dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Long misses with a body shot.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Dory moves away and avoids it.
Tian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Long.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Long swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dory tries to counter with a takedown but Long is quick to defend against it.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dory.
Dory needs to keep his hands up - Long had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Dory ducks down to avoid it.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Long's coach down at Sydney Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Long's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Long swinging wildly here.
Dory appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long swings for the body but Dory moves out of range.
Dory changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dory blocks a jab.
Long missing with a left hand there. Dory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Long backs away, Dory returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Dory's shoulder, as Dory tries to avoid the shot.
Long scores with a decent looking hook.
Long connects with a looping right hand.
Long looks to land a right hand but Dory moved out of range.
Dory looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long throws a lazy uppercut
and Dory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dory blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Dory misses the target.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dory.
A shot to the liver by Long. Beautiful body shot.
Long throws a body punch but Dory moves out of range.
Tian Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dory counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Long swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dory.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Dory feinted with a counter takedown.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDory.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dory circles away quickly and effectively.
Long is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Long looks to land a left hand but Dory moved out of range nicely.
Dory tries to counter with a takedown but Long is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long loads up on a big right hand but Dory slips the punch.
Dory feinted with a counter takedown.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dory counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dory lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dory sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Long really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dory. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dory sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dory with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tian Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Long misses.
Long misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Dory misses the target.
Long scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long throws a looping overhand right but Dory ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dory moves out of range of the strikes.
Dory changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Long swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses the body punch
and Dory counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab by Long.
Long misses with a hook
and Dory counters with a nice body shot.
Long missing with a left hand there. Dory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dory tries to counter with a takedown but Long is quick to defend against it.
Dory moves out of range as Long strikes.
Dory drops down looking for a counter takedown but Long sprawls and moves away.
Dory slips under a jab from Long.
Long 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.
Dory defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dory moves away.
Dory feinted with a counter takedown.
Long works over Dory's head and body with a nice combination.
Long throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Long misses with a double jab
and Dory counters with a nice leg kick.
Tian Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dory counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Long wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dory manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dory with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dory working over Long with some ground and pound. Long looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Long is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dory scores with a couple of nice shots.
Long taking some punishment here, with Dory in his half guard.
Dory is trying for a kimura here. Long looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dory wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Dory!
A very excited looking John Dory made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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