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WOVA Fight Night: Bronx Battle PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pablo Bolivar (ranked 4417 p4p, 4651 weight class) and Jeremy Cross (ranked 391 p4p, 402 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Pablo Bolivar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Cross!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross lands a nice hook to Bolivar's body. Bolivar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bolivar misses with a body shot.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bolivar as he jumps to the side.
Cross throws a jab but it's blocked by Bolivar.
Bolivar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cross swinging wildly here.
Bolivar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Cross misses.
Bolivar misses with a wild body shot.
Cross cracks Bolivar with an open hand slap.
Cross connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Cross. Those never looked like landing.
Bolivar is looking to counter the offense by Cross and move into the clinch.
A lazy left from Cross finds it's target.
Cross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bolivar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cross pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bolivar back to the cage. Cross follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bolivar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross connects with a single shot there.
Bolivar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolivar lands a really nice looking cross but Cross seems unphased.
Cross lands with a right hand.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Bolivar slips the punch.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolivar connects with a looping right hand.
Cross lands with a nice combination. Bolivar backs away looking to recover.
Bolivar ducks under a wild hook from Cross.
Cross throws a chopping leg kick but Bolivar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cross jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolivar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolivar lunges at Cross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cross's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bolivar misses with a straight left.
Cross throws a lazy right hand but Bolivar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cross.
Cross moves out of range of the strikes.
Bolivar misses the shot to the body.
Cross jabs Bolivar right on the nose. Bolivar blinks but takes it well.
Jeremy Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cross throws a hook but Bolivar blocks it.
Bolivar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cross throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Bolivar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Cross misses.
Bolivar throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross scores with the left hand. Bolivar knows he should have avoided that one.
Cross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolivar walks into a left hand.
Cross tries to work over Bolivar's front leg with a kick but Bolivar checks it.
A jab from Cross misses.
Cross throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cross bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cross throws a leg kick but Bolivar moved away.
Cross misses with a left hand
and Bolivar counters with a single leg into guard. Cross didn't expect that.
Bolivar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bolivar 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.
Bolivar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bolivar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bolivar.
Bolivar cracks Cross with a solid left hand.
Bolivar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bolivar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bolivar pushes down on Cross's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolivar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolivar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bolivar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolivar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bolivar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bolivar controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolivar winds up and cracks Cross with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
 Cross is rocked!
Bolivar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cross is still in real trouble! Can Bolivar finish him?
Bolivar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolivar is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Cross is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bolivar fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Cross from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bolivar! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Pablo Bolivar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ovid Gustafson (ranked 4349 p4p, 4315 weight class) and Antoine Dupont (ranked 396 p4p, 390 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ovid Gustafson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antoine Dupont!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Gustafson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gustafson.
Gustafson throws a body punch but Dupont moves out of range.
Dupont is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dupont on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dupont takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dupont takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gustafson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dupont's head backwards.
Gustafson punishes Dupont's body with a nice straight punch.
Gustafson is looking to clinch but Dupont is avoiding it.
Dupont bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dupont wants to counter with a clinch but Gustafson pushes him away.
Gustafson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice cross by Gustafson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafson swings widly with a right hand
and Dupont counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dupont.
Gustafson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gustafson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gustafson taking a breather.
Gustafson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dupont slows down the pace here.
Gustafson stalling in the clinch but Dupont improves position.
Gustafson avoiding damage as Dupont throws knees to the body.
Dupont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustafson blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Dupont.
Dupont working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gustafson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gustafson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustafson prevents a body shot from Dupont.
Dupont misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Ovid Gustafson has been cut.
Dupont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustafson is defending well for now.
Gustafson is looking to control Dupont's arms but Dupont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gustafson has his back to the cage.
Dupont taking a breather.
Dupont crunches a lovely knee into Gustafson's ribcage.
Gustafson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dupont throws an elbow that misses.
Gustafson lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafson avoiding damage as Dupont throws knees to the body.
Dupont holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dupont obliges.
Gustafson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gustafson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Gustafson.
Gustafson being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dupont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dupont is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gustafson misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafson misses with a straight left.
Gustafson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dupont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gustafson.
Gustafson tests Dupont's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gustafson misses with a straight left.
Dupont wants to counter the offense by Gustafson and move into the clinch position.
Gustafson throws a body punch but Dupont moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupont takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gustafson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gustafson throws an overhand right that lands on Dupont's shoulder, as Dupont tries to avoid the shot.
Dupont moves forwards but Gustafson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gustafson throws out a loose jab but Dupont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dupont manages to avoid it.
Gustafson scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustafson connects with a right hand. Dupont shakes it off.
Gustafson misses with a straight right.
Gustafson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dupont wants to counter the offense by Gustafson and move into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ovid Gustafson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ovid Gustafson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dupont swats away the attempt to clinch by Gustafson.
Gustafson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dupont counters by moving into the clinch.
Dupont can't find room to land a body shot as Gustafson controls the action.
Dupont misses with the head strike.
Gustafson lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gustafson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dupont landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dupont is stalling here.
Gustafson takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson wants to stall.
Dupont gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dupont tries to land a knee to the head but Gustafson blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustafson is defending well for now.
Gustafson lands with a short shot to the head.
Dupont has Gustafson pressed against the cage.
Dupont lands a damaging elbow.
Gustafson misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gustafson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gustafson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dupont missing with knees to the body.
Dupont lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dupont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustafson is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Dupont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gustafson misses with a body punch.
Gustafson trying to control the position but instead, Dupont has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gustafson into the cage.
Gustafson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dupont working Gustafson over with knees to the body.
Dupont lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Dupont.
Dupont with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dupont tries to throw a body punch but Gustafson avoids it by throwing Dupont back against the cage.
Gustafson can't find room to land a body shot as Dupont controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gustafson.
Gustafson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dupont manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dupont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gustafson is defending well for now.
Antoine Dupont seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson blocks a body shot from Dupont.
Dupont stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gustafson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dupont lands with a short shot to the head.
Dupont misses with a body punch.
Dupont looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gustafson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dupont tries a knee to the head but Gustafson blocks it.
Dupont scores with a knee to the head.
Dupont lands an uppercut.
Dupont blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dupont prevents a body shot from Gustafson.
Dupont keeps control of Gustafson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dupont lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dupont unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustafson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gustafson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dupont obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gustafson stalling in the clinch but Dupont improves position.
Dupont using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gustafson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gustafson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dupont.
Gustafson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dupont misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dupont misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dupont scores a nice knee to the body.
Dupont goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gustafson taking a breather.
Gustafson wants to break free but Dupont has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Dupont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ovid Gustafson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gustafson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dupont steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gustafson.
Gustafson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustafson misses with a straight left.
Gustafson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dupont was well out of range. Poor timing from Gustafson.
Gustafson misses the shot to the body.
Gustafson sets himself, and Dupont steps forward looking for the clinch! Gustafson avoids it this time.
Gustafson cracks Dupont with an open hand slap.
Gustafson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dupont.
Dupont steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gustafson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafson scores with a hook to the body. Dupont takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheers as Gustafson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dupont doesn't seem phased though.
Gustafson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustafson.
Dupont trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dupont.
Dupont stalling the fight.
Dupont pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dupont looking to throw knees to the head but Gustafson is blocking nicely.
A short left from Gustafson.
Gustafson looking to slow down the pace here.
Dupont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafson taking a breather.
Gustafson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dupont pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dupont.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupont misses with a body punch.
Gustafson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dupont trying to land knees to the body.
Dupont throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dupont missing with knees to the body.
Gustafson blocks an elbow strike.
Dupont effectively controlling the action here.
Gustafson managing to block the knees to the body from Dupont.
Dupont with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dupont misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dupont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafson.
Gustafson is trying to push Dupont away but Dupont has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dupont obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dupont obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dupont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gustafson's face.
Dupont tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafson avoids the damage to the body.
Gustafson is pushing Dupont up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gustafson managing to block the knees to the body from Dupont.
Still in the clinch, Dupont scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dupont trying to land knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dupont in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dupont tries to work over Gustafson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustafson takes an elbow to the temple.
Gustafson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gustafson is trying to maintain a safe position but Dupont gets an underhook and turns Gustafson into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dupont obliges.
Dupont creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gustafson's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gustafson.
Dupont swings wildly with an uppercut but Gustafson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gustafson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Gustafson.
Gustafson working aggressively here.
Dupont lands a hook that snaps the head of Gustafson backwards.
Gustafson digs a right hand into Dupont's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dupont's gas tank.
Dupont with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafson tries to circle away but Dupont has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Dupont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dupont has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Dupont!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Mac Colgain (ranked 4280 p4p, 3874 weight class) and Jairo Vargas Solis Mosquera (ranked 387 p4p, 370 weight class). Liam Mac Colgain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Mac Colgain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jairo Vargas Solis Mosquera!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac Colgain connects with a right hand. Mosquera shakes it off.
Mac Colgain lunges at Mosquera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mosquera's hand.
Nice cross by Mac Colgain.
Mosquera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Colgain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mosquera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Colgain.
Mac Colgain tries to clinch but Mosquera moves out of range.
Mac Colgain lands a two punch combo.
Mosquera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mac Colgain, as that shot connected.
Mac Colgain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mosquera throws a hook to the side of Mac Colgain's head but Mac Colgain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Mac Colgain. That snapped Mosquera's head back.
Mac Colgain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mosquera counters with a shoot takedown. Mac Colgain fights it but they end up in guard.
Mac Colgain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mosquera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mac Colgain's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mosquera working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Mosquera scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosquera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mac Colgain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mac Colgain on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mac Colgain tries to get out of the position.
Mosquera slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mosquera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mosquera connects with a couple of short punches.
Mosquera forces his way into half guard.
Mosquera content to control rather than advance.
Mosquera is nestled in close to Mac Colgain, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mosquera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mosquera is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosquera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mosquera stalling.
Mosquera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mac Colgain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mosquera is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mosquera works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosquera with good strikes from the mount here!
Mosquera lands a nice shot to the head.
Mosquera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
 Mac Colgain is rocked!
Mosquera postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mac Colgain in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mac Colgain to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jairo Vargas Solis Mosquera!
After winning the bout, Jairo Vargas Solis Mosquera 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alec Birner (ranked 5306 p4p, 3299 weight class) and Musobek Janbekov (ranked 452 p4p, 350 weight class). Janbekov has chosen National Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic as his entrance music. Musobek Janbekov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alec Birner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Musobek Janbekov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Birner scores with a four punch combination!
 It looks like Musobek Janbekov has been cut.
Janbekov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Birner's guard.
Birner keeping moving, preventing Janbekov from controlling successfully.
Birner can't keep his opponent in guard - Janbekov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Janbekov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Birner is refusing to be controlled, as Janbekov sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janbekov stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janbekov is looking to take a break and control but Birner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janbekov is trying to work for a kimura but Birner is defending well.
Janbekov is taking a breather. Birner 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.
Birner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Janbekov on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Janbekov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Birner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Janbekov lands strikes from half guard.
Birner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Birner tries to get out of the position.
Janbekov working Birner over with strikes.
Janbekov moves into full mount! Birner won't be happy about that!
Janbekov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Birner?
Janbekov controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janbekov raining down shots from the mount!
Janbekov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Janbekov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Janbekov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Janbekov content just to control the position here.
Janbekov tries to control but Birner wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birner is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Janbekov tries to control but Birner wriggling away.
The referee warns Birner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janbekov looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Janbekov punching from mount but Birner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musobek Janbekov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Musobek Janbekov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Janbekov scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Alec Birner has been cut.
Birner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Janbekov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Birner.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Janbekov forces Birner back against the cage and clinches.
Janbekov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Birner breaks from the clinch.
Janbekov shoots in but Birner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Birner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janbekov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Birner wants to get back to his feet.
Janbekov is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Birner is staying active underneath Janbekov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janbekov stops Birner from getting back to his feet.
Janbekov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Birner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Janbekov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Birner throws a right hand that Janbekov ducks under and follows up with a left that Janbekov also avoids with ease.
Birner misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Birner misses with a few strikes there.
Birner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Janbekov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Birner did well to prevent Janbekov getting side control.
Janbekov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Birner defending well though.
Janbekov controlling the action here.
Musobek Janbekov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Janbekov passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've been hearing good reports from Birner's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Janbekov controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janbekov trying to control but Birner is having none of it.
Janbekov controlling from mount.
Birner wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Janbekov looking to secure an arm triangle but Birner defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Janbekov controlling the pace for now.
Janbekov with shots to the head and body - Birner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Birner has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janbekov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Musobek Janbekov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Birner misses with a combination
and Janbekov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Janbekov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Janbekov moves into the clinch.
Janbekov breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Birner. That snapped Janbekov's head back.
Birner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janbekov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Janbekov with the counter takedown but Birner avoids it easily.
Janbekov throws a nice looking combination but Birner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alec Birner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birner misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Janbekov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Birner throws a combination that misses
and Janbekov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Birner!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janbekov controlling the position.
Janbekov stands up and beckons Birner to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janbekov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Birner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janbekov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Birner misses with a hook.
No luck for Janbekov with that takedown attempt.
Birner misses with a double jab
and Janbekov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Birner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Janbekov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Birner defends well and Janbekov ends up having to push Birner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alec Birner is winning the standup battle so far.
Janbekov tries to clinch but Birner is having none of it.
Janbekov shoots in for a takedown but Birner shows good takedown defense.
Alec Birner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musobek Janbekov.
Birner misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birner throws a nice looking combination but Janbekov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Janbekov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Birner blocks a head kick by Janbekov.
Birner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Janbekov.
Janbekov drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janbekov is pushing down on Birner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Birner is fighting to maintain full guard but Janbekov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Janbekov wants to work for an arm triangle but Birner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Birner is not content to let Janbekov control the position.
Birner won't allow Janbekov to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birner tries to kick Janbekov off but Janbekov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Janbekov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Janbekov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Birner!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Janbekov with the ground and pound from mount.
Janbekov looking to finish with strikes here!
Janbekov controlling the pace for now.
Birner is squirming around, avoiding Janbekov's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musobek Janbekov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Janbekov 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musobek Janbekov!
An out of breath and clearly excited Musobek Janbekov thanked Warpath Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Herrera (ranked 3064 p4p, 4906 weight class) and Max Franco (ranked 305 p4p, 399 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165
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169
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Franco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera connects with a right hand. Franco shakes it off.
Herrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herrera misses with a hook.
Herrera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Herrera thuds his right hand into Franco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Herrera connects with a body shot.
Franco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Herrera as he jumps to the side.
Herrera misses with a right hand
and Franco counters with a shoot takedown. Herrera fights it but they end up in guard.
Franco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Herrera wants to stand but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco trying to control but Herrera is working from the bottom.
Franco landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herrera is working an open guard so Franco takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Herrera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Franco circles away quickly and effectively.
Herrera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franco's head backwards.
Herrera takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco takes one on the button.
No luck for Herrera with that takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Herrera.
A low kick from Herrera is predictable there
and Franco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Herrera scores with a takedown into Franco's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Franco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Herrera stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Franco has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Herrera manages to get his head free but now Franco has transitioned to an armbar! Herrera grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Franco! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Franco!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Powell (ranked 1956 p4p, 4926 weight class) and Damari Mcknight (ranked 219 p4p, 413 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damari Mcknight!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcknight. Mcknight gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcknight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcknight.
Mcknight gets a double leg takedown into Powell's guard.
Mcknight stands and steps away. Powell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A swing and a miss from Powell.
Powell looks to land a right hand but Mcknight moved out of range.
Mcknight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Powell pushes Mcknight off and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell gets caught flat footed, as Mcknight shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Powell manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to clinch but Mcknight moves away
and Mcknight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mcknight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell is looking to counter punch.
Powell throws a lazy right hand but Mcknight sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powell throws a nice looking combination but Mcknight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powell moves into the clinch successfully.
Powell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mcknight dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Mcknight lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
Mcknight has Powell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Powell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcknight breaks the clinch.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcknight is just out of range.
Mcknight fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcknight shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Powell defends it nicely.
Brett Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damari Mcknight.
Powell scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Powell looks to land a combination but Mcknight avoids it well.
Mcknight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powell jumps guard but Mcknight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Powell has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mcknight - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mcknight scores with a hook to the body.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from Mcknight, against the cage.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mcknight is leaning against Powell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Powell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mcknight gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mcknight obliges.
Powell throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight is trying to trip Powell. He has hold of a leg but Powell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mcknight persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Powell has a closed guard, preventing Mcknight from standing up.
Powell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcknight controls the pace.
Mcknight scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcknight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Powell is proving hard to escape from.
Powell is working an open guard so Mcknight takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mcknight throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcknight keeps the fight on the outside.
Brett Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell misses with a left hand
and Mcknight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Brett Powell has been cut.
Brett Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Powell drives through and clinches with Mcknight against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell tries to work over Mcknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcknight controls his hands.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcknight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcknight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Powell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcknight blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight scores with a knee to the head.
Mcknight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Powell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcknight is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mcknight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcknight moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
Mcknight has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mcknight keeps the fight on the outside.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Mcknight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Powell won't be happy with that.
Powell bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell darts in trying to clinch
and Mcknight counters with a series of strikes. Powell will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damari Mcknight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Powell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mcknight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mcknight moves into the clinch.
Mcknight gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcknight turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mcknight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powell.
Damari Mcknight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell misses with a jab to the body
and Mcknight counters with a series of strikes. Powell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mcknight moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mcknight or perhaps it was just good defense by Powell, which made it look bad.
Mcknight dives in and scores a takedown into Powell's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcknight gets to his feet. Powell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powell takes a swing at Mcknight's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcknight with a nice calf kick.
Mcknight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Mcknight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcknight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mcknight gets to his feet. Powell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcknight looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Powell is fending him off so far but Mcknight persists. Nope, Powell circles away and we're back to standing.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
Mcknight moves into the clinch successfully.
Mcknight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powell working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcknight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcknight checks the leg kick.
Mcknight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Mcknight.
Powell throws a series of punches but Mcknight avoids them all with ease.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcknight moves away.
Powell tries to keep at a distance but Mcknight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Mcknight avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Mcknight misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mcknight.
Powell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Powell misses with an elbow over the top.
Powell working hard to break the clinch.
Mcknight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Mcknight lands a hook that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Mcknight back against the cage.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell tries to work over Mcknight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mcknight struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcknight is struggling to control the position.
Mcknight breaks from the clinch.
Mcknight moves out of range of the strikes.
Powell is looking to clinch but Mcknight is avoiding it.
Mcknight clinches with his opponent.
Powell tries to break the clinch but Mcknight is controlling the position.
Mcknight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Mcknight scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcknight blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcknight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcknight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powell's efforts to push away.
Powell misses with an elbow over the top.
Mcknight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcknight taking a breather.
Mcknight avoids the elbow strike from Powell, against the cage.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Powell throws an elbow that misses.
Mcknight tries to stall but Powell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcknight controls his hands.
Mcknight looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Mcknight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Powell misses.
Sloppy strikes from Powell. Those never looked like landing.
Mcknight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mcknight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damari Mcknight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Powell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Powell throws an off balance right hand
and Mcknight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mcknight.
Powell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damari Mcknight seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Powell is trying to force a seperation but Mcknight has the dominant position.
Mcknight avoids a wild elbow strike from Powell.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Mcknight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Mcknight blocks an elbow strike from Powell.
Mcknight blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight looking to stall.
Mcknight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Mcknight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcknight closes the distance and clinches.
Mcknight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Powell blocks the elbow strike.
Mcknight throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with an elbow strike.
Powell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Powell is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Mcknight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcknight lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Mcknight lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mcknight's brow.
Mcknight looking to throw knees to the head but Powell is blocking nicely.
Powell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mcknight changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Powell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Powell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mcknight counters with a two punch combo.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcknight was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Powell pushes Mcknight up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mcknight avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Powell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcknight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Powell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mcknight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mcknight lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mcknight effectively controlling the action here.
Mcknight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damari Mcknight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powell misses the jab.
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcknight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powell.
Powell throwing a counter right hand but Mcknight manages to avoid it.
Powell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcknight under the eye.
A head kick misses from Mcknight.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcknight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brett Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight has a takedown stuffed.
Mcknight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powell throws out the jab.
Mcknight gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Mcknight.
Mcknight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Powell can't break the clinch.
Mcknight stalling the fight.
Mcknight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Powell throws out a loose jab but Mcknight uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcknight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcknight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcknight gets the takedown into side control.
Mcknight decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcknight scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brett Powell's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcknight moves into the clinch.
Mcknight is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Powell can't fight it off and eventually Mcknight manages to take the fight to the floor. Powell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mcknight with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcknight looking to sit in guard and control but Powell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powell stands up over Mcknight, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcknight is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Damari Mcknight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Powell throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damari Mcknight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mcknight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damari Mcknight!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Garrett (ranked 2511 p4p, 3015 weight class) and Cristofer Kelley (ranked 257 p4p, 301 weight class). Cristofer Kelley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Garrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristofer Kelley!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garrett throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelley counters with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Kelley finds it's target.
Kelley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garrett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelley counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelley lands a big uppercut and Garrett crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Garrett looks OK. Kelley waves Garrett back to his feet!
Garrett is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Garrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Are you kidding me?! Kelley ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Garrett clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cristofer Kelley!
Our winner, Cristofer Kelley, 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 Shinobu Ota (ranked 2625 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Alffa Splenden (ranked 177 p4p, 192 weight class). Alffa Splenden 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alffa Splenden!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ota closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ota lands in his opponent's guard.
Splenden wants to sweep but no luck.
Ota stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Splenden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Splenden is on top in guard.
Ota wants to sweep here but Splenden controlling him for the moment.
Ota is controlling Splenden's posture.
Splenden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Splenden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Splenden won't allow Ota to sweep him here.
Splenden passes Ota's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ota has hold of Splenden's hands but Splenden slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Splenden.
Ota on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Splenden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Splenden takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Splenden drops an elbow to the side of Ota's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Splenden lands a nice short elbow.
Ota is rocked!
Well, if Splenden is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Oh Ota is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Splenden is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Ota is hurt! He's hurt bad - Splenden fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Ota from any more punishment! Congratulations to Splenden! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alffa Splenden!
A victorious Alffa Splenden 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Oliviera (ranked 1834 p4p, 2834 weight class) and Clint Vigal (ranked 205 p4p, 300 weight class). Charlie Oliviera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clint Vigal'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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Charlie Oliviera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Vigal!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliviera moves into the clinch successfully.
Vigal blocks an uppercut.
Come on Vigal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vigal tries a knee to the head but Oliviera blocks it.
Oliviera stalls.
A frustrated look appears on Oliviera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oliviera throws a head punch that misses.
Vigal landing knees to the head.
Oliviera is stalling here.
Oliviera throws a head punch that misses.
Vigal lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Charlie Oliviera has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Oliviera.
Oliviera has Vigal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vigal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliviera is trying to maintain a safe position but Vigal gets an underhook and turns Oliviera into the cage.
Vigal lands an elbow inside.
Vigal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vigal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oliviera is trying to drag Vigal to the mat but Vigal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vigal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliviera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliviera wants to stall.
Vigal with a knee to the head.
Oliviera wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Oliviera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vigal lands an elbow just above Oliviera 's eye.
Vigal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vigal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vigal lands a nice elbow.
Oliviera tries to score a body lock takedown but Vigal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oliviera tries to break free but Vigal pushes him back against the cage.
Oliviera goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vigal prevents it.
Oliviera is breathing heavily.
Oliviera letting Vigal take a breather here.
Oliviera is trying to drag Vigal to the mat but Vigal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vigal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera takes an elbow to the temple.
Charlie Oliviera's cut is getting worse.
Vigal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vigal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oliviera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vigal working Oliviera over with knees to the body.
Oliviera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oliviera looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vigal lands an elbow just above Oliviera 's eye.
Vigal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliviera's face.
Come on Vigal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vigal working Oliviera over with knees to the body.
Vigal lands a good knee to the midsection. Oliviera won't want to take too many of those.
Vigal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliviera's face.
Charlie Oliviera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vigal lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vigal.
Vigal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oliviera's face.
A knee to the head by Vigal.
Oliviera is rocked!
A knee to the head by Vigal.
Oh Oliviera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Vigal.
Vigal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliviera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vigal with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Charlie Oliviera's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Oliviera tries to work over Vigal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vigal lands an elbow that stopped Oliviera in his tracks for a moment.
Vigal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliviera tries for a takedown but Vigal manages to get underhooks.
Vigal jerks Oliviera's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Oliviera drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Vigal goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Vigal because Oliviera was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Clint Vigal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avi Blum (ranked 1805 p4p, 2647 weight class) and Archibald Longstreet (ranked 206 p4p, 278 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Avi Blum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Archibald Longstreet!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Longstreet stalling the fight.
Blum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Longstreet gets through Blum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Longstreet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blum misses with an elbow over the top.
Longstreet throws a punch but it's blocked by Blum.
Longstreet's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blum throws a punch but it's blocked by Longstreet.
Longstreet takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blum working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blum throws an elbow but misses.
Longstreet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Longstreet circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Longstreet to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Longstreet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longstreet connects with a right hand. Blum shakes it off.
Blum doesn't manage to clinch there - Longstreet circles away.
Blum wants to clinch but Longstreet slips to the side
and Blum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longstreet.
Blum wants to clinch but Longstreet slips to the side
enabling Longstreet to counter with a crisp jab.
Blum tries to clinch up.
Longstreet swats away the attempt to clinch by Blum.
Blum tries to clinch but Longstreet moves away
and Longstreet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blum moves into range and clinches up with Longstreet.
Longstreet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blum misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blum lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longstreet stalling.
Blum misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longstreet avoids a wild elbow strike from Blum.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Longstreet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blum gets through Longstreet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Longstreet avoids the elbow strike from Blum, against the cage.
Blum lands a damaging elbow.
Blum pushes Longstreet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Longstreet.
Longstreet blocks an uppercut.
Longstreet lands a right hand.
Blum lands an elbow inside that Longstreet shrugs off.
Longstreet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blum wants to clinch up but Longstreet keeps it at a distance.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch but Longstreet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Longstreet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Longstreet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blum doesn't manage to clinch there - Longstreet circles away.
Avi Blum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blum tries to clinch up.
Longstreet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch but Longstreet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blum looks to clinch
and Longstreet counters with a nice body shot.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch but Longstreet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Longstreet swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blum tries to clinch but Longstreet is having none of it.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longstreet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Longstreet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longstreet throws out a counter right but Blum avoids it with no problem.
We've been told by Blum's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Longstreet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blum closes the distance but Longstreet moves to the side
and Longstreet counters with a straight right hand.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longstreet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch but Longstreet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blum tries to clinch but Longstreet is having none of it.
Blum tries to clinch but Longstreet moves out of range.
Longstreet throws out a counter right but Blum avoids it with no problem.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longstreet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch but Longstreet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blum darts in trying to clinch
and Longstreet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Longstreet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Despite the aggression on Longstreet's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longstreet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Longstreet releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Longstreet swats away the attempt to clinch by Blum.
It seemed like Longstreet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Longstreet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Longstreet is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blum with a body shot.
Longstreet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Longstreet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Longstreet misses with a hook. Blum ducked under it nicely.
Longstreet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blum darts in trying to clinch
enabling Longstreet to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archibald Longstreet dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blum seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Longstreet swats away the attempt to clinch by Blum.
Longstreet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Longstreet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longstreet unleashes a big counter combination but Blum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blum doesn't manage to clinch there - Longstreet circles away.
Blum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longstreet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blum tries to clinch but Longstreet is having none of it.
Blum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blum avoids the body shot from Longstreet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Longstreet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Longstreet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longstreet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Longstreet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blum misses with an elbow strike.
Avi Blum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blum tries to work over Longstreet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blum misses with a punch on the inside.
Blum pushes off an throws an elbow but Longstreet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Longstreet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blum up against the cage.
Longstreet misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blum fails to land.
Blum lands with a left to the head.
Blum swings wildly with an uppercut but Longstreet uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Longstreet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blum's elbow.
Blum lands with a light punch inside.
Blum swings wildly with an uppercut but Longstreet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Longstreet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blum closes the distance and pushes Longstreet back into the cage.
Blum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blum misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Blum.
Blum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Longstreet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blum 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!
Blum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Longstreet on the inside.
Longstreet blocks an elbow strike.
Longstreet blocking some punches.
Blum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blum struggles to land a body shot inside as Longstreet controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Come on Longstreet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Longstreet takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longstreet backwards.
Blum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blum has a couple of punches blocked by Longstreet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blum throws an elbow that misses.
Longstreet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longstreet blocks the elbow strike.
Blum misses with a punch on the inside.
Blum lands a damaging elbow.
Blum throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Blum.
Blum throws a head punch that misses.
Longstreet is looking to control Blum's arms but Blum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Longstreet has his back to the cage.
Longstreet avoids the elbow strike from Blum, against the cage.
Blum has a couple of punches blocked by Longstreet.
Longstreet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longstreet avoids a wild elbow strike from Blum.
Nice elbow from Blum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blum misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blum.
Longstreet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Longstreet is trying to break free.
Blum pushes Longstreet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Longstreet is breathing heavily.
Longstreet blocks an elbow strike from Blum.
Blum misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avi Blum dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Longstreet swats away the attempt to clinch by Blum.
Longstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Blum wants to clinch
and Longstreet counters with a nice uppercut.
Blum tries to clinch
and Longstreet counters with a stiff right hand.
Blum on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Longstreet.
Longstreet swats away the attempt to clinch by Blum.
Blum tries to clinch
and Longstreet counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Longstreet throws a right and a left that Blum avoids nicely.
Blum is looking to clinch but Longstreet is avoiding it.
Longstreet throws a lazy right hand but Blum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blum has Longstreet up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blum pushes Longstreet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Longstreet misses with some punches.
Blum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blum lands an elbow inside that Longstreet shrugs off.
Blum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Longstreet leaning against his opponent.
Longstreet is stalling here.
Blum throws a punch but it's blocked by Longstreet.
Blum misses with some punches.
Longstreet takes an elbow to the temple.
Blum struggles to land a body shot inside as Longstreet controls his hands.
Blum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Blum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blum lands an uppercut.
Longstreet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blum lands an elbow inside that Longstreet shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longstreet digs a right hand underneath Blum's ribcage. Blum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blum has a couple of punches blocked by Longstreet.
Longstreet misses with some punches.
Longstreet has a couple of punches blocked by Blum.
Longstreet blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blum throws an elbow but misses.
Blum lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blum throws an elbow but misses.
Blum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blum swings wildly with an uppercut but Longstreet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blum.
Longstreet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blum prevents a body shot from Longstreet.
Longstreet dodges an elbow strike from Blum.
A nice left hand lands by Blum.
Blum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Archibald Longstreet has been cut.
Blum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Blum.
Blum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longstreet blocks the elbow strike.
Blum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longstreet manages to break the clinch.
Blum tries to clinch but Longstreet moves away
and Longstreet counters with a straight right hand.
Blum is looking to clinch.
Blum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Longstreet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longstreet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blum wants to clinch.
Longstreet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Longstreet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longstreet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Longstreet misses.
Longstreet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Longstreet was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Longstreet now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blum wants to clinch up but Longstreet keeps it at a distance.
Longstreet swats away the attempt to clinch by Blum.
Blum tries to clinch but Longstreet moves away
and Longstreet counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Avi Blum.
I think Blum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avi Blum!
A very excited looking Avi Blum 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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