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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koen Webb (ranked 19505 p4p, 3692 weight class) and Tripp Melendez (ranked 493 p4p, 377 weight class). Webb comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr.. Tripp Melendez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Koen Webb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tripp Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb lands with a nice combination. Melendez backs away looking to recover.
Melendez takes one on the button.
Webb scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
 Melendez is rocked!
Webb stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Melendez to get to his feet.
Webb throws an overhand right that has Melendez reeling! Webb follows up with more punches and Melendez is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Koen Webb!
Koen Webb took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you fans for everything. I always come out here for you guys first and everything else second. I wanna give a thanks to my wife and my coaches for helping to motivate me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Carlsson (ranked 4517 p4p, 5305 weight class) and Anming Li (ranked 419 p4p, 465 weight class). Anming Li 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cuba Carlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anming Li!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carlssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Li throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carlsson on the side of the head.
Carlsson tries to move into range but Li moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Li lands a nice shot to the body.
Li keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Li lands with a right hand.
Carlsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Li is trying to get back to full guard.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carlsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Carlsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carlsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Li working a defensive guard here.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carlsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Carlsson is proving a slippery customer.
Carlsson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carlsson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Li pulls Carlsson in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlsson.
Carlsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carlsson looking to pass the guard.
Carlsson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carlsson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li is taking a breather. Carlsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carlsson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Carlsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlsson keeps working.
Carlsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carlsson missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Li in particular looking to stall.
Carlsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carlsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlsson wants to improve his position but Li is controlling well.
Li trying to control the pace.
Carlsson looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carlsson is not content to let Li control the position.
Carlsson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Carlsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlsson looking for submissions off his back.
Carlsson tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li is taking a breather. Carlsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Li lands a jab-cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anming Li dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Li throws out a powerful jab.
Carlsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Li has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Li throws a body punch but Carlsson moves out of range.
Carlsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carlsson moves into the clinch.
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlsson or not.
Carlsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Li to keep the fight standing.
Carlsson fails to pull guard.
Carlsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cuba Carlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlsson is working for takedown but Li is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carlsson is trying to pull guard but Li turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Li throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carlssons head.
Li slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Li - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Li working Carlsson over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Li creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Li is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Li stalling against the cage.
Li scores with a nice hook to the head.
Li lands a nice uppercut.
Li works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Li scores with a nice short uppercut.
Li lands a shoulder strike.
Li lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Cuba Carlsson has been cut.
Good body shot from Li.
Anming Li seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Li.
Li scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Li lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carlsson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Li gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Li lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li lands a left hand.
Li lands a body punch in the clinch.
Li lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Li.
Li lands with a light punch inside.
Li scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Li.
Li scores with a shot to the side of Carlsson's head.
Li presses Carlsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlsson takes a shot to the head.
 Carlsson is rocked!
Li has Carlsson pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Carlsson is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Li - that's hurt Carlsson badly! Oh, another knee lands and Carlsson is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Carlsson doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Anming Li!
Anming Li seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Jordan (ranked 3652 p4p, 25420 weight class) and Lucas Curtis (ranked 370 p4p, 485 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucas Curtis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jordan works Curtis's body with a nice hook.
Jordan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Curtis's head.
Jordan lands a nice shot that snaps Curtis's head back.
Jordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
Curtis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Curtis wants to counter the offense by Jordan and move into the clinch position.
Jordan swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jordan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Curtis momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan cracks a nice hook into Curtis's ribs.
Jordan throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
Curtis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Jordan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Curtiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curtis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis wants to counter with a clinch but Jordan pushes him away.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jordan.
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for Jordan.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Curtis's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Curtis.
Jordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Curtis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
Jordan misses with an uppercut.
Curtis tries to counter with a clinch but Jordan shakes him off and moves away.
Jordan throws a body punch but Curtis moves out of range.
Jordan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jordan misses with a two punch combination.
Jordan scores with the left hand. Curtis knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Curtis.
Curtis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Curtis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curtis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Curtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Jordan misses.
Curtis wants to counter with a clinch but Jordan pushes him away.
Jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
Curtis wants to counter with a clinch but Jordan pushes him away.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Curtis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ethan Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan sets himself, and Curtis steps forward looking for the clinch! Jordan avoids it this time.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
Curtis throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan punishes Curtis's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Jordan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Curtis moves out of range.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Curtis was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Curtis tries to counter with a clinch but Jordan shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Curtis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jordan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jordan tests Curtis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jordan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jordan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Curtis. Curtis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jordan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Curtis can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curtis thinking.
Curtis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Curtis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Curtis tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Curtis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Curtis scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ethan Jordan has been cut.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jordan misses the jab.
Curtis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Curtis tries to clinch but Jordan moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Curtis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jordan has got the better of the exchanges.
Jordan works the jab nicely.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Jordan sets himself, and Curtis steps forward looking for the clinch! Jordan avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jordan swings for the body but Curtis moves out of range.
Jordan throws the left hand but Curtis avoids the punch easily.
Curtis defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Curtis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan throws out a powerful jab.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
Jordan lands with an uppercut that bounces Curtis off the cage and back into range.
Jordan missing with a left hand there. Curtis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores with a nice right hand.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Curtis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Jordan looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
We've been informed that Curtis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jordan thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jordan.
Curtis wants to counter the offense by Jordan and move into the clinch position.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curtis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Curtis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jordan thuds a left hand into Curtis's body.
Curtis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Curtis wants to clinch up but Jordan keeps it at a distance.
Jordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jordan lands the left hand.
Jordan throws a hook but Curtis blocks it.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Curtis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Curtis slips under a jab.
Curtis wants to counter with a clinch but Jordan pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Jordan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Jordan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Curtis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan connects with a nice looking jab.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curtis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jordan with a hook.
Curtis defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
Ethan Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan lands with a hook. Curtis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Curtis moves away from the strike by Jordan.
Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Curtis tries to counter with a clinch but Jordan shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis throws a body shot but no joy.
Jordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Curtis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Curtis ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan.
Jordan scores with the left hand. Curtis knows he should have avoided that one.
Jordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curtis.
An attempted straight right counter from Jordan misses the target.
Jordan lands with a cross.
Jordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curtis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Curtis misses with a hook. Jordan ducked under it nicely.
Jordan jabs Curtis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jordan misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Lucas Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Curtis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jordan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curtis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Jordan. Those never looked like landing.
Curtis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan lands the left hand.
Jordan lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan sets himself, and Curtis steps forward looking for the clinch! Jordan avoids it this time.
Curtis looks to land a right hand but Jordan moved out of range.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Curtis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jordan jabs Curtis right on the nose. Curtis blinks but takes it well.
Jordan lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Curtis throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Curtis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely.
Jordan with a nice cross.
Jordan cracks Curtis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan throws a jab when Curtis was well out of range.
Jordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Curtis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Curtis misses with a straight right.
Ethan Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jordan works Curtis's body with a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jordan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Jordan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Chan (ranked 3520 p4p, 3756 weight class) and Denzel Rosales (ranked 356 p4p, 371 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kieran Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denzel Rosales!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosales takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chan scores with a shot to the body.
Rosales lands with a nice body punch.
Rosales lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chan moves forwards but Rosales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rosales throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chan on the side of the head.
Rosales scores with a jab. Chan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosales.
Chan walks into a jab.
Rosales lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosales pushes Chan up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosales lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Rosales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rosales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosales has Chan pressed against the cage.
Rosales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A hook to the body from Rosales.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Rosales's coach down at Xtreme Fighting Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rosales's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rosales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rosales misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Rosales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales misses with a body punch.
Rosales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Rosales scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Chan blocking some punches.
Rosales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rosales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rosales.
Chan misses with a body punch.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rosales lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Rosales working aggressively here.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
Rosales has Chan pressed against the cage, preventing Chan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rosales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosales working aggressively here.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rosales fails to land.
Chan is trying to break the clinch but Rosales has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chan blocking some punches.
Rosales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Rosales stuns Chan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rosales throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Chan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rosales.
Rosales throws a big shot that misses.
Rosales lands a nice looking body shot.
Rosales tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chan 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Rosales scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rosales dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Rosales throws out a counter right but Chan avoids it with no problem.
Rosales lands a jab to the head.
Rosales with a hook.
Rosales tests Chan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Rosales.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rosales pushes Chan up against the cage in a clinch.
Rosales working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Rosales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan pushes Rosales back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Chan prevents a body shot from Rosales.
Chan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosales lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rosales fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Rosales avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosales.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rosales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosales throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan blocking some punches.
Chan is trying to force a seperation but Rosales has the dominant position.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan drags the fight down to the ground.
Rosales is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rosales wants to control from the top but Chan keeps moving.
Chan pulls Rosales in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rosales 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Rosales.
A quick step to the side and Chan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Rosales with a jab.
Chan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chan is defended easily by Rosales.
Chan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chan throws the left hand but Rosales avoids the punch easily.
Chan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Denzel Rosales seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan tries to move into range but Rosales moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rosales 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.
Rosales clobbers Chan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rosales lands a head shot.
Chan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosales was well out of range. Poor timing from Chan.
Rosales scores with a nice head shot.
Rosales lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chan missing with a left hand there. Rosales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosales cracks Chan with an open hand slap.
Chan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan fails with the takedown
and Rosales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Denzel Rosales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chan at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales scores with a jab to the head.
Rosales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosales lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rosales lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
Rosales is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kieran Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chan tries to keep at a distance but Rosales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rosales lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosales being controlled against the cage.
Rosales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Kieran Chan has been cut.
Rosales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosales has Chan pushed against the cage.
Rosales lands with a left to the head.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosales.
Rosales swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan has had enough of the clinch but Rosales keeps him there for the moment.
Rosales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rosales.
Rosales misses with the head strike.
Chan avoiding damage.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denzel Rosales seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Chan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rosales lands a right hand.
Rosales misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Chan.
Rosales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rosales.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denzel Rosales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rosales winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Rosales!
Denzel Rosales thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Mcknight (ranked 2479 p4p, 4796 weight class) and Greg McDonald (ranked 213 p4p, 344 weight class). Greg McDonald will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Mcknight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Mcknight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mcknight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcknight defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McDonald.
No joy there for Mcknight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonald is looking for the big counter here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mcknight.
Mcknight swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcknight circles away.
Mcknight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonald is trying to pull guard but Mcknight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Leo Mcknight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg McDonald.
Mcknight can't find room to land a body shot as McDonald controls the action.
Mcknight tries to work over McDonald's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcknight misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcknight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McDonald's efforts to push away.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Mcknight.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McDonald tries to clinch but Mcknight moves out of range.
Mcknight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald takes one on the button.
A combination from Mcknight does no damage.
McDonald darts in and clinches Mcknight up against the cage.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcknight wants to break free but McDonald has control.
McDonald has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mcknight after a bit of a struggle.
McDonald stalling in the clinch but Mcknight improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mcknight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mcknight breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Mcknight - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mcknight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcknight misses with a double jab.
McDonald throws a front kick that sends Mcknight stumbling back into the cage.
McDonald feints and then cracks Mcknight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcknight down.
Mcknight drives through and clinches with McDonald against the cage.
McDonald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mcknight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McDonald can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Mcknight.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Mcknight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcknight has McDonald pressed against the cage, preventing McDonald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcknight tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald darts in looking for a takedown but Mcknight gets double underhooks and turns McDonald into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcknight tries to avoid it but McDonald manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcknight to the ground. Mcknight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcknight misses with a double jab.
McDonald is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mcknight keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald fails with the takedown.
Mcknight closes the distance and clinches.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcknight controls his hands.
McDonald is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcknight has double underhooks.
Mcknight lands a left hand.
Mcknight misses with a body punch.
Mcknight scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
Mcknight lands a body punch.
McDonald looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on McDonald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcknight gets a clinch.
McDonald trying to stall but Mcknight improves his position.
Mcknight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McDonald.
McDonald prevents a body shot from Mcknight.
Mcknight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcknight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mcknight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcknight tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Mcknight back against the cage.
Mcknight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McDonald.
McDonald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Mcknight 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.
Mcknight just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald moves away from the strike by Mcknight.
Mcknight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcknight scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald wants to take the fight to the mat but Mcknight manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
McDonald is trying to maintain a safe position but Mcknight gets an underhook and turns McDonald into the cage.
Mcknight lands a shot to the body.
Mcknight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonald can do to turn this around?
Mcknight misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcknight tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcknight tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Mcknight back against the cage.
Mcknight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcknight throws out the jab.
Mcknight looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight misses the shot to the body.
Mcknight misses with a hook.
McDonald tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mcknight defends well and McDonald ends up having to push Mcknight into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Leo Mcknight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg McDonald.
McDonald doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mcknight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcknight has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mcknight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcknight looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Mcknight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcknight stuffs the takedown.
Mcknight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
Leo Mcknight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcknight misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and McDonald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
No joy there for Mcknight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald shoots for a takedown but Mcknight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcknight is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mcknight closes the distance and pushes McDonald back into the cage.
Mcknight scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcknight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
McDonald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mcknight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcknight throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
Mcknight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Mcknight.
A combination from Mcknight does no damage.
McDonald takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as Mcknight lands an impressive looking overhand right. McDonald doesn't seem phased though.
McDonald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcknight.
Mcknight throwing a counter right hand but McDonald manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight misses with a left hand
and McDonald counters with a good, hard body kick but Mcknight shrugs it off.
Mcknight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by Mcknight.
Mcknight stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonald. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcknight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald misses with the combination.
Mcknight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDonald pulls guard successfully.
Mcknight is looking to pass into half guard but McDonald pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now McDonald is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcknight is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcknight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcknight looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McDonald passes into side control.
McDonald wants to control but Mcknight is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Mcknight dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McDonald closes the distance and clinches up with Mcknight, looking for a takedown. McDonald pushes Mcknight against the cage but Mcknight circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mcknight just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcknight lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mcknight misses with a jab, cross combination.
McDonald throws a push kick but Mcknight slaps the foot to one side.
Mcknight connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDonald momentarily.
McDonald tries to keep at a distance but Mcknight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcknight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leo Mcknight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Mcknight scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mcknight.
McDonald tries to pull guard but Mcknight holds him up against the cage and eventually McDonald drops back down to his feet.
Mcknight is working McDonald over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcknight gets underhooks to prevent McDonald's takedown attempt.
Mcknight manages to break the clinch.
Mcknight closes the distance and clinches.
Mcknight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald tries to clinch up
and Mcknight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some wild striking there from Mcknight.
McDonald fails with the takedown.
Mcknight swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcknight.
McDonald with the counter takedown but Mcknight avoids it easily.
Mcknight throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Mcknight tries to sprawl out of it but McDonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mcknight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcknight lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcknight.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mcknight as he avoids it easily.
Mcknight swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcknight moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcknight lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Mcknight scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McDonald.
McDonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcknight.
Mcknight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcknight breaks from the clinch.
Mcknight has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcknight manages to break the clinch.
Mcknight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - McDonald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcknight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcknight lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mcknight.
McDonald goes for a double leg but Mcknight avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mcknight continues to drive forward.
A big left from Mcknight misses.
McDonald throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mcknight's waist but Mcknight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McDonald off to one side.
McDonald takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcknight has closed the distance and engaged McDonald in a clinch.
McDonald wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcknight softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcknight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leo Mcknight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcknight.
Greg McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Mcknight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mcknight throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Mcknight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcknight, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Mcknight!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Michael Kirby (ranked 3590 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Kolby Farmer (ranked 369 p4p, 321 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kolby Farmer!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby throws a nice looking combination but Farmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farmer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farmer drives through and clinches with Kirby against the cage.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Farmer is controlling him.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farmer misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Kirby's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Farmer's head.
Farmer has a couple of punches blocked by Kirby.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farmer working Kirby over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Farmer.
Farmer can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby is trying to break the clinch but Farmer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Farmer lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Matthew Michael Kirby has been cut.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Farmer.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Farmer lands a body punch.
Kirby is trying to force a seperation but Farmer has the dominant position.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Farmer.
Farmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Farmer - that landed with a thud.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Farmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farmer swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer lands a shot to the body.
Farmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirby won't want to take too many of those.
Farmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farmer digs a right hand underneath Kirby's ribcage. Kirby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Farmer.
Farmer lands a right hand.
Farmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farmer cracks Kirby with a nice body shot.
Farmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farmer pushes Kirby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Farmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby can't find room to land a body shot as Farmer controls the action.
Farmer tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Farmer back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Farmer avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
A short left from Farmer.
Matthew Michael Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Farmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farmer prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirby wants to get back to striking at distance but Farmer won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Farmer.
Farmer lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby avoiding damage as Farmer throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Farmer fails to land.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Farmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farmer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Farmer.
A shot in the inside from Kirby.
Farmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matthew Michael Kirby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Farmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Kirby.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kolby Farmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Michael Kirby's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Farmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kirby sprawling to the canvas! Kirby rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Farmer finish him?!
Oh Kirby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farmer digs a good body shot into Kirby's ribs.
Kirby seems to have got his legs back now.
Farmer cracks Kirby with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kolby Farmer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kolby Farmer waved his t-shirt featuring HARDTACK 160Q Fuel Your Fight!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zabuza Momochi (ranked 3529 p4p, 3269 weight class) and Gromoboy Surovij (ranked 343 p4p, 330 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zabuza Momochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gromoboy Surovij!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surovij takes the fight into the clinch.
Surovij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Momochis head.
Surovij blocks an uppercut.
Surovij working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Momochi lands an uppercut.
Surovij lands a hook that snaps the head of Momochi backwards.
Momochi fails to pull guard.
Surovij scores with a hook to the body.
Momochi breaks from the clinch.
Surovij takes the fight into the clinch.
Surovij lands a right hand.
Surovij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Momochi backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Surovij misses with a body punch.
Surovij misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Surovij.
Momochi misses with a punch on the inside.
Momochi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Momochi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Momochi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Surovij lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Momochi or not.
Momochi working aggressively here.
Momochi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Momochi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Surovij.
Momochi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Surovij backwards.
Surovij blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Momochi has a couple of punches blocked by Surovij.
Surovij digs a right hand into Momochi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Momochi's gas tank.
Momochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Surovij.
Surovij tries to work over Momochi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Surovij lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Momochi backwards.
Surovij lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Momochi or not.
Surovij goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Surovij lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Surovij.
Surovij lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Surovij as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Surovij.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surovij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Momochi pushes Surovij back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Surovij tries to throw a body punch but Momochi avoids it by throwing Surovij back against the cage.
Momochi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zabuza Momochi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surovij lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Surovij.
Surovij lands a body shot in the clinch.
Momochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Surovij.
Momochi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surovij misses with a punch to the body.
Surovij prevents a body shot from Momochi.
A left hand lands to the body for Surovij.
Surovij lands an uppercut.
Surovij scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Surovij lands a shoulder strike.
Momochi prevents a body shot from Surovij.
Surovij can't find room to land a body shot as Momochi controls the action.
Surovij lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Momochi backwards.
Surovij tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Momochi's elbow.
Surovij digs a right hand underneath Momochi's ribcage. Momochi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Surovij as the two fighters clinch.
Surovij lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Momochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Momochi struggles to land a body shot inside as Surovij controls his hands.
Momochi takes a shot to the head.
Momochi misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Surovij.
Surovij misses with a body punch.
Momochi successfully pulls guard.
Momochi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Surovij controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momochi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Surovij defends well.
Surovij pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Momochi is keeping the position for now.
Momochi wants to sweep here but Surovij controlling him for the moment.
Surovij really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Momochi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Surovij looking to pass the guard.
Surovij is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Momochi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Surovij passes into half guard.
Surovij is looking to advance position but Momochi won't allow it.
Momochi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gromoboy Surovij dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Momochi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Momochi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Surovij to counter with a crisp jab.
Surovij lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Momochi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Momochi is looking to chop away at Surovij's legs.
Surovij misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Momochi counters with a straight right hand.
Surovij connects with a body shot that sends Momochi's belly button to the back.
Momochi wants to clinch
and Surovij counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Momochi looks to land a left hand but Surovij moved out of range nicely.
Momochi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Surovij looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momochi throws the left hand but Surovij avoids the punch easily.
Momochi tries to clinch but Surovij is having none of it.
Surovij now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Surovij throws a hook but Momochi avoids it easily.
Zabuza Momochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Momochi rushes Surovij and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surovij blocking some punches.
Surovij digs a right hand into Momochi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Momochi's gas tank.
Momochi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Surovij tries to throw a body punch but Momochi avoids it by throwing Surovij back against the cage.
Surovij blocking some punches.
Surovij has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Momochi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Surovij can turn it around.
A hook to the body from Surovij.
Surovij tries to throw a body punch but Momochi avoids it by throwing Surovij back against the cage.
Surovij misses with a body punch.
Surovij tries to work over Momochi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Surovij lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Surovij can't find room to land a body shot as Momochi controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surovij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Surovij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Surovij scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Surovij blocks an uppercut.
Surovij throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Momochis head.
Surovij blocks a body shot from Momochi.
Surovij softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Momochi is trying to force a seperation but Surovij has the dominant position.
Surovij has Momochi pressed against the cage, preventing Momochi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Momochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Surovij tries a body shot but Momochi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surovij lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Surovij.
Momochi is rocked!
Momochi working hard to break the clinch.
Oh Momochi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Surovij gets through Momochi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Surovij lands with a left to the head.
Surovij breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Momochi misses with an uppercut
and Surovij counters with a crisp right that sends Momochi to the canvas! Surovij follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gromoboy Surovij!
During a confident post fight interview, Gromoboy Surovij thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xarlis Oulibera (ranked 3039 p4p, 2070 weight class) and Eduardo Carvalho (ranked 250 p4p, 177 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xarlis Oulibera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eduardo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oulibera.
Xarlis Oulibera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oulibera misses with an uppercut. Carvalho saw that one coming.
Oulibera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Oulibera.
We've been told by Oulibera's head coaches at Catastrophic Contact that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carvalho avoids the body shot from Oulibera.
Carvalho avoids the body shot from Oulibera.
Carvalho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carvalho fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oulibera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carvalho counters with a shoot takedown. Oulibera fights it but they end up in guard.
Oulibera is looking to stand up but Carvalho isn't so interested in that idea.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Oulibera keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oulibera's guard.
Carvalho thows a huge punch but Oulibera dodges it nicely.
Oulibera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carvalho on the ground.
Carvalho is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oulibera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carvalho.
Carvalho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oulibera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oulibera tries to get out of the position.
Carvalho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Carvalho swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oulibera is now in Carvalho's guard. A big mistake from Carvalho there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carvalho is on top in guard.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Oulibera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carvalho tries to free his leg and advance position but Oulibera is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho is pushing down on Oulibera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oulibera is fighting to maintain full guard but Carvalho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carvalho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oulibera!
Carvalho is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Oulibera is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eduardo Carvalho!
Our winner, Eduardo Carvalho, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Lucas (ranked 2486 p4p, 2557 weight class) and Aaron Kampman (ranked 265 p4p, 271 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rory Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Kampman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Lucas catches Kampman right on the button with a cross.
Lucas misses with an uppercut. Kampman saw that one coming.
Lucas throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kampman! But no joy.
Kampman doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucas circles away.
Lucas lands a nice shot that snaps Kampman's head back.
Lucas dips to his left and cracks Kampman with an uppercut!
Lucas works Kampman's body with a nice hook.
Kampman doesn't manage to clinch there - Lucas circles away.
Lucas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kampman.
Lucas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kampman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kampman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kampman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kampman throws out a counter right but Lucas avoids it with no problem.
Kampman forces Lucas back against the cage and clinches.
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!
A right hand to the body from Lucas.
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kampman takes a shot to the head.
Kampman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampman throws a head punch that misses.
Kampman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kampman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lucas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucas blocking some punches.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
Lucas lands a shoulder strike.
Lucas avoiding damage.
Kampman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lucas after a bit of a struggle.
Lucas pushes Kampman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas is working Kampman over against the cage.
Kampman looks winded!
Lucas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lucas.
Lucas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kampman backwards.
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!
Lucas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lucas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kampman backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lucas.
Lucas lands a hook that snaps the head of Kampman backwards.
Kampman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampman has Lucas pushed against the cage.
Lucas presses Kampman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lucas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lucas scores with a hook to the body.
Lucas lands with a light punch inside.
Kampman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucas finish him?
Lucas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lucas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kampman backwards.
Lucas is working Kampman over against the cage.
Lucas throws a big uppercut that drops Kampman! More strikes from Lucas and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kampman lies dazed against the cage as Lucas celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Lucas!
Rory Lucas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Burns (ranked 964 p4p, 1610 weight class) and Douglas Clark (ranked 111 p4p, 189 weight class). Clark has chosen Sweet Home Alabama as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Clark!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns scores with a nice right hand.
Clark lands with a hook. Burns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice straight punches there by Clark. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clark.
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
Burns was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Clark swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Burns misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Clark! But no joy.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clark looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Clark is looking for the big counter here.
Gage Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Clark lands a big uppercut and Burns crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burns looks OK. Clark waves Burns back to his feet!
Burns is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Oh Burns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Burns's head, knocking him out cold! Clark is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Clark!
Douglas Clark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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