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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Socippo (ranked 3026 p4p, 23365 weight class) and Abel Drugger (ranked 306 p4p, 467 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luther Socippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abel Drugger!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socippo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drugger to score with a decent uppercut.
Socippo clobbers Drugger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Socippo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drugger throws an off balance right hand
and Socippo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Drugger misses.
BOOM! Socippo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Drugger. Drugger tries to recover but Socippo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Drugger lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Socippo!
During a confident post fight interview, Luther Socippo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devonte Pinks (ranked 2745 p4p, 22232 weight class) and Michael Fraiberg (ranked 283 p4p, 462 weight class). Pinks comes to the cage accompanied by S*T*I*L*L. Fraiberg has chosen It’s A Shameful Thing, Lobster Head (Too Many Limes) as his entrance music. Devonte Pinks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devonte Pinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Fraiberg!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pinks.
Pinks is looking to clinch.
That kick from Pinks tenderised Fraiberg's leg. Fraiberg is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinks clinches with his opponent.
Pinks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fraibergs head.
Pinks jumps guard.
Fraiberg stays in close to Pinks's body and controls the position.
Fraiberg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pinks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vancouver Island Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinks wants to get back to striking at distance but Fraiberg won't allow it.
Pinks lands with a left to the head.
Pinks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pinks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fraiberg to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devonte Pinks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinks swings wildly with an uppercut but Fraiberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinks gets through Fraiberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fraiberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinks has Fraiberg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fraiberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinks.
Fraiberg blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fraiberg.
Fraiberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pinks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fraiberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michael Fraiberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fraiberg lands a big head kick that sends Pinks tumbling to the mat! Fraiberg takes a step backwards and waves Pinks back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Pinks is rocked!
 It looks like Devonte Pinks has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinks closes the distance but Fraiberg moves to the side
and Fraiberg counters with a huge left! Pinks is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fraiberg isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pinks from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fraiberg!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Fraiberg!
Michael Fraiberg decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Devonte Pinks was interviewed post fight and said 'ooohh! see you next time!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zett Jukassa (ranked 2181 p4p, 3362 weight class) and Freddy Finn (ranked 234 p4p, 336 weight class). Zett Jukassa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zett Jukassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Finn!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jukassa.
Jukassa swings for the body but Finn moves out of range.
A big right from Finn misses.
Jukassa throwing a counter right hand but Finn manages to avoid it.
Jukassa looks to throw the jab but Finn is out of range.
Finn avoids the body shot from Jukassa.
Finn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finn throws a low kick but Jukassa avoids it.
Finn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukassa.
A jab from Jukassa misses.
Jukassa lands with a nice body punch.
Jukassa throws a combination that misses
and Jukassa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Zett Jukassa has been cut.
Finn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukassa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Finn.
Jukassa missing with a left hand there. Finn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Finn swats away the attempt to clinch by Jukassa.
Finn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jukassa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn is looking to score with low kicks.
Finn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jukassa misses with a lunging right hand
and Finn counters with a huge left! Jukassa is in big trouble! He's backing up but Finn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jukassa from any more damage. A dominating finish by Finn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Finn!
Freddy Finn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Haelfson (ranked 1042 p4p, 1426 weight class) and Jayden Sven (ranked 131 p4p, 176 weight class). Haelfson's entrance music is 80/20SKYBEEF. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bjorn Haelfson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Sven!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haelfson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sven.
Sven throws a body punch but Haelfson moves out of range.
Sven lands an overhand right.
Sven misses with a body shot.
Haelfson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sven circles away.
Haelfson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sven.
Good work by Haelfson as he checks the leg kick.
Haelfson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sven.
Haelfson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haelfson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sven wants it to stay on the feet.
Sven stuns Haelfson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haelfson.
Haelfson misses with a takedown attempt - Sven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Haelfson backing away here, and Sven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sven slaps away a takedown attempt from Haelfson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Haelfson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haelfson.
Jayden Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven throws a jab but it's blocked by Haelfson.
Sven takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Haelfson moves out of range as Sven strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Haelfson misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven lands a high kick!
Haelfson shoots in but Sven avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Haelfson drives through with a takedown into Sven's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sven scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sven throws a leg kick but Haelfson checks it.
Sven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haelfson in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sven throws a combination. Haelfson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haelfson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sven tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Haelfson is in Sven's guard.
Sven scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sven gets caught napping as Haelfson dives in and scores a takedown. Sven manages to retain guard.
Sven uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haelfson shoots in looking for a takedown but Sven manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haelfson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sven gets caught napping as Haelfson dives in and scores a takedown. Sven manages to retain guard.
Sven keeping full guard, as Haelfson tries to pass.
Sven keeping moving, preventing Haelfson from controlling successfully.
Haelfson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sven is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haelfson wants to control from the top but Sven keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haelfson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sven is keeping the position for now.
Haelfson is looking to pass into half guard but Sven pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sven is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sven is one step ahead there.
Sven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sven wants to pass the guard but Haelfson is keeping the position.
Haelfson looking for a sweep. Not yet Haelfson, not yet.
Haelfson is working hard here to advance position.
Haelfson is looking for a triangle but Sven pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sven preventing the sweep.
Sven is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haelfson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sven is trying to defend but Haelfson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sven wants to improve his position but Haelfson is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson is looking to pass Sven's guard but actually Sven recovers to full guard.
Haelfson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sven is keeping the position for now.
Haelfson stays in close to Sven's body and controls the position.
Sven keeping full guard, as Haelfson tries to pass.
Haelfson advances to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haelfson wants to control but Sven is keeping him busy.
Haelfson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sven is just riding it out for now. Haelfson eventually gives up the hold.
Haelfson wants to pass the guard but Sven is defending well.
Haelfson seems to be looking for submissions.
Haelfson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haelfson wants to advance to full mount but Sven doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sven keeping full guard, as Haelfson tries to pass.
Haelfson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sven dives on top into guard.
Sven won't allow Haelfson to sweep him here.
Sven tries to free his leg and advance position but Haelfson is retaining full guard.
Haelfson looking for a sweep. Not yet Haelfson, not yet.
Haelfson working a defensive guard but Sven manages to pass into side control anyway.
Sven stands up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson checks the leg kick.
Haelfson misses with a left hand
and Sven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sven throws a big shot that misses.
Sven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haelfson.
Haelfson walks into a stiff left hand from Sven.
Haelfson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haelfson blocks a jab.
Sven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haelfson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haelfson blocks a leg kick.
Sven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haelfson.
Jayden Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haelfson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haelfson defending well as Sven loads up on a big left hand.
Haelfson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haelfson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Haelfson doesn't seem bothered though.
Haelfson moves into range and clinches up with Sven.
Sven lands a nice uppercut.
Sven lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haelfson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Haelfson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Haelfson shoots in for a double leg but Sven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haelfson is breathing heavily.
Haelfson misses with a wild body shot.
Haelfson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sven napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sven throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sven with the inside leg kick.
A jab from Sven misses.
Haelfson misses with a wild body shot.
Haelfson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sven thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haelfson if he has to take too many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Sven dominated that round.
That's time! Haelfson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A lazy left from Sven finds it's target.
Sven moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Haelfson lands a leg kick that knocks Sven off balance momentarily.
Haelfson blocks a jab.
Haelfson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sven.
A little feinted left hand from Haelfson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jayden Sven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haelfson moves out of range as Sven throws a body kick.
Haelfson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haelfson. Sven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haelfson fails with a takedown attempt.
Sven stalks Haelfson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haelfson's face. Haelfson staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sven doesn't manage to clinch there - Haelfson circles away.
Haelfson misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haelfson throws a hook to the side of Sven's head but Sven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haelfson lands a nice shot that snaps Sven's head back.
Haelfson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Haelfson trying to mount his opponent but Sven defends it.
Sven is in trouble now - Haelfson has advanced to mount!
Haelfson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sven is on top in guard.
Sven content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson is looking to sweep but instead, Sven has passed into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haelfson is trying to get back to full guard.
Haelfson looking for submissions off his back.
Sven controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson wants to get back to full guard but Sven has mounted him!
Sven controlling the position easily from mount.
Haelfson is looking to improve his position but Sven isn't that keen on the idea.
Sven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Haelfson is looking for a sweep. Sven is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sven performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Haelfson has a hand on Sven's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sven takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Haelfson is trying to escape the mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson tries to hold on but Sven pushes him away.
Haelfson is desperately trying to improve his position but Sven has a good base and remains in mount.
Sven controlling from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson working to try and regain half guard.
Haelfson regains half guard.
Sven not doing much here.
Haelfson wants to improve his position but Sven is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Haelfson tries to roll over but Sven keeps him under control.
Haelfson wants to get back to full guard but Sven has mounted him!
Haelfson is working to get back to half guard.
That's eight 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.
Haelfson gets back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sven prevents Haelfson from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haelfson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sven has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sven controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Sven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sven throws a right and a left that Haelfson avoids nicely.
Haelfson misses with a low kick.
Sven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sven takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sven moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Sven misses.
Sven misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Haelfson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sven.
Haelfson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haelfson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sven rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Haelfson's guard! Nice work there by Sven!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haelfson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sven's guard.
Haelfson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haelfson trying to move into half guard but instead Sven has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haelfson is on top in guard.
Haelfson pushes down on Sven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haelfson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sven is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haelfson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sven knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Haelfson is just content to waste time from the top position. Sven takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Haelfson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sven manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sven's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haelfson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sven is trying to control the position but Haelfson postures up.
Sven keeping full guard, as Haelfson tries to pass.
Haelfson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sven looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson trying to control but Sven is working from the bottom.
Sven has Haelfson pulled in close to control his posture.
Jayden Sven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haelfson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sven is keeping the position for now.
Sven trying to keep a closed guard but Haelfson is proving a slippery customer.
Haelfson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sven is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sven misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sven!
Sven tries to clinch but Haelfson is having none of it.
Haelfson moves out of range as Sven strikes.
Sven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haelfson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haelfson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sven.
Haelfson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sven at a distance.
Haelfson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haelfson jabs at Sven's body.
Sven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haelfson throws a low kick but Sven moves out of range easily.
Haelfson feints and as Sven raises his hands in defense, Haelfson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sven pushes Haelfson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Haelfson dodges the punch combination from Sven.
Haelfson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Haelfson has Sven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sven.
Haelfson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sven working aggressively here.
Sven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sven digs a right hand into Haelfson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haelfson's gas tank.
Haelfson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjorn Haelfson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haelfson backwards.
Sven is leaning against Haelfson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sven.
A short left from Sven.
Sven presses Haelfson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Haelfson is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sven.
Haelfson tries for a takedown but Sven manages to get underhooks.
Sven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jayden Sven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haelfson is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Sven.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sven presses Haelfson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sven is leaning against Haelfson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sven lands with a light punch inside.
Haelfson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Good body shot from Sven.
Sven pushes Haelfson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Sven scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sven lands an uppercut.
Sven is working Haelfson over against the cage.
Sven pushes Haelfson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haelfson backwards.
Sven lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sven cracks Haelfson with a nice body shot.
Sven lands with a light punch inside.
Sven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sven digs a right hand into Haelfson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Haelfson's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Sven.
Sven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Sven misses.
Sven scores with a nice strike.
Sven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Haelfson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haelfson fails to land the takedown.
Haelfson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haelfson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut.
Sven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haelfson.
Haelfson walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sven instigates a clinch.
A short left from Sven.
Jayden Sven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haelfson is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haelfson backwards.
Oh Haelfson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Haelfson is defended easily by Sven.
Haelfson tries to clinch up.
Haelfson seems to have got his legs back now.
Haelfson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sven.
Haelfson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haelfson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Haelfson misses the jab.
Haelfson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Sven finds it's target.
Sven gets a clinch.
Haelfson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sven is defending well.
Sven misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sven stops a takedown attempt from Haelfson.
Sven is pressed up against the cage. Haelfson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sven down to the mat. Sven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Haelfson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sven.
Sven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haelfson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haelfson.
Sven looks to land a combination but Haelfson avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sven.
Haelfson moves forwards but Sven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haelfson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haelfson scrambles back to his feet.
Sven stuffs the takedown attempt from Haelfson. Haelfson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bjorn Haelfson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sven thuds his shin into the meat of Haelfson's side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayden Sven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sven 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayden Sven!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Manfred (ranked 786 p4p, 906 weight class) and Ki Ruyjini (ranked 104 p4p, 121 weight class). Ruyjini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 修羅の花 Shura no hana by Meiko Kaji. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Manfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ki Ruyjini!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruyjini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruyjini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manfred throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruyjini slips under a jab from Manfred.
Manfred rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruyjini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Manfred misses with an uppercut. Ruyjini saw that one coming.
Ruyjini swings for the body but Manfred moves out of range.
Ruyjini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Ruyjini.
Ki Ruyjini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred moves forwards but Ruyjini connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Manfred has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Manfred pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ruyjini is out of range and Manfred settles back down.
Ruyjini unleashes a big counter combination but Manfred bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ruyjini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Manfred uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruyjini.
Ruyjini scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manfred doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruyjini connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruyjini misses the shot to the body.
Manfred ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruyjini lands a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Ruyjini.
Manfred throws out a loose jab but Ruyjini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Ruyjini. No joy for Manfred on that attempt.
Ki Ruyjini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manfred tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ruyjini swivels and escapes.
Ruyjini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manfred lands a right hook to the body.
Ruyjini fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Manfred on the side of the head.
Manfred is rocked!
Manfred walks straight into a right hand from Ruyjini - that's dropped him! Ruyjini jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Manfred from any more punishment! Manfred complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ki Ruyjini!
Ki Ruyjini 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Deanthony Pederson (ranked 307 p4p, 1745 weight class) and Sepi Koli (ranked 38 p4p, 199 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Deanthony Pederson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sepi Koli!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good standup being displayed there by Pederson as he connects with a hook.
Pederson swings for the body but Koli moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Koli. No joy for Pederson on that attempt.
Koli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Pederson.
Pederson needs to keep his hands up - Koli had a free shot at his head there.
Pederson lands a head shot.
Pederson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Pederson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Koli moves away from the strike by Pederson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koli throws a push kick but Pederson slaps the foot to one side.
Pederson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koli's head backwards.
Koli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koli slips a straight right by Pederson.
Koli throws a counter combo.
Koli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pederson.
Koli blocks a jab.
Pederson jabs Koli right on the nose. Koli blinks but takes it well.
Koli cracks Pederson with a good jab.
Pederson tests Koli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koli throws an overhand right that lands on Pederson's shoulder, as Pederson tries to avoid the shot.
Pederson tries for a takedown but Koli circles away easily
and Koli counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pederson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pederson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pederson throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Pederson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pederson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pederson advances to full mount.
Pederson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koli is looking to escape.
Koli is desperately trying to improve his position but Pederson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli holds on, trying desperately to control.
Pederson trying to control but Koli is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pederson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koli's face.
Pederson misses with a head shot.
Koli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pederson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pederson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Koli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pederson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Koli is on top in guard.
Pederson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pederson looking for a guillotine here but Koli defends easily.
Pederson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koli got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pederson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koli has managed to get both his arms back between Pederson's legs - danger averted.
Pederson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pederson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pederson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koli working a defensive guard here.
Pederson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pederson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pederson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's six 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.
Koli keeping moving, preventing Pederson from controlling successfully.
Koli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pederson trying to control the position from guard on top but Koli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pederson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pederson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pederson works over Koli with some ground and pound from guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pederson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pederson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pederson connects with a body shot.
Koli misses the jab.
Pederson throws a body punch but Koli moves out of range.
Koli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pederson with a body shot.
Pederson looks to score with a jab to the body but Koli is just out of range.
Koli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Koli wants to land a leg kick but Pederson is out of range.
A jab from Koli misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Koli misses with a hook.
Koli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pederson is defended easily by Koli.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koli tries to close the distance and clinch but Pederson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koli lands with a slapping head kick.
Sepi Koli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pederson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koli.
Pederson misses with a wild body shot.
Koli misses with a straight left.
Pederson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Koli connects with a high kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pederson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pederson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koli.
Koli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Pederson attempts a counter takedown but Koli avoids it well and moves away.
Koli throws a body kick that misses.
Deanthony Pederson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pederson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pederson gets a double leg takedown into Koli's guard.
Pederson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ground and pound from Pederson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pederson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koli sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deanthony Pederson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koli. Pederson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pederson lands a jab.
Koli scores with a hook to the body. Pederson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Koli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pederson was well out of range. Poor timing from Koli.
Deanthony Pederson is winning the standup battle so far.
Koli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson catches Koli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pederson. Koli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pederson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koli manages to avoid it.
Koli scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koli defending well as Pederson loads up on a big left hand.
Koli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pederson is looking to chop away at Koli's legs.
Pederson works Koli's body with a nice hook.
Koli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Pederson feinted with a counter takedown.
Koli misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Pederson.
Pederson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Koli swivels and escapes.
Nice body kick from Koli.
Koli tries to clinch but Pederson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pederson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Koli.
Koli lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pederson throws a lazy right hand but Koli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Koli.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pederson or perhaps it was just good defense by Koli, which made it look bad.
Pederson tries for a takedown but Koli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deanthony Pederson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koli throws a head kick but Pederson moves out of range.
Pederson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli is trying to control the position but Pederson postures up.
Koli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pederson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pederson trying to control but Koli is working from the bottom.
Pederson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pederson 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.
Pederson throwing strikes but missing.
Koli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pederson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pederson throws a hook but Koli blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Koli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pederson.
Koli throws a series of punches but Pederson avoids them all with ease.
Koli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koli!
Koli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pederson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pederson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koli under the eye.
Pederson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pederson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koli avoids the body shot from Pederson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Koli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Koli gets caught flat footed, as Pederson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pederson 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.
Pederson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koli can do to turn this around?
Pederson postures up and lands a big shot to Koli's brow.
Pederson trying to control but Koli is working from the bottom.
Pederson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Koli trying to keep a closed guard but Pederson is proving a slippery customer.
Pederson controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Koli closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pederson misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Pederson finds it's target.
Koli misses with a straight right.
Koli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pederson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koli counters with a left and a right that stings Pederson.
Pederson digs a good hook to Koli's body.
Koli throws a hook but Pederson avoids it easily.
Pederson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Koli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pederson.
Koli defending well as Pederson loads up on a big left hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Koli's corner calls for a 1-2. Koli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pederson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pederson throws a hook but Koli blocks it.
It seemed like Koli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pederson misses with a body shot.
Koli throws a lazy head kick
and Pederson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pederson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pederson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Koli doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pederson.
Koli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pederson is working away from the top position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Koli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pederson.
Koli wants to improve his position but Pederson is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pederson wants to control but Koli is keeping him busy.
Pederson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Deanthony Pederson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pederson misses with a wild body shot.
Koli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A head kick misses from Koli.
Pederson attempts a counter takedown but Koli avoids it well and moves away.
Pederson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pederson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koli won't be happy with that.
Pederson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Koli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pederson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Koli is trying to escape and Pederson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Koli is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pederson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deanthony Pederson!
A very excited looking Deanthony Pederson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Temple (ranked 505 p4p, 675 weight class) and Max Wahlstroem (ranked 65 p4p, 88 weight class). Temple comes into the arena with HonestKey- What My Life For blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Temple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Wahlstroem!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temple misses with an uppercut.
Wahlstroem looks to land a right hand but Temple moved out of range.
Temple throwing a counter right hand but Wahlstroem manages to avoid it.
Temple misses with a straight right.
Temple looks to throw the jab but Wahlstroem is out of range.
Temple throws a lazy right hand but Wahlstroem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wahlstroem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Temple throws an off balance right hand
and Wahlstroem counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wahlstroem shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Temple is trying to defend but Wahlstroem finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wahlstroem is working for a kimura but Temple is defending it quite comfortably.
Temple is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temple is looking for a sweep. Wahlstroem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wahlstroem looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wahlstroem is working for a kimura but Temple is defending it quite comfortably.
Temple definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wahlstroem is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Temple doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wahlstroem.
Temple wants to control but Wahlstroem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Wahlstroem is looking for a kimura but Temple is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wahlstroem to get the leverage.
Temple is controlling Wahlstroem's trapped leg to prevent Wahlstroem from advancing to side control.
Temple tries to get to full guard but Wahlstroem has control of the leg.
Temple is refusing to be controlled, as Wahlstroem sits in half guard.
Temple is defending against the submission attempts here by Wahlstroem.
Temple is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wahlstroem wants to take a breather but Temple is having none of it.
Temple holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Temple has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wahlstroem is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Temple is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wahlstroem's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Temple throws a poor cross that misses
and Wahlstroem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temple throws a jab but it's blocked by Wahlstroem.
Temple scores with a one two! Wahlstroem had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Temple misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wahlstroem.
Wahlstroem tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good shot there by Wahlstroem.
Wahlstroem looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Temple on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wahlstroem throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem looks to land a right hand but Temple moved out of range.
Wahlstroem lands with a hook. Temple tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wahlstroem lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wahlstroem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Temple throws out a loose jab but Wahlstroem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahlstroem shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Temple as he jumps to the side.
Temple throws a body punch but Wahlstroem moves out of range.
Wahlstroem goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Temple.
Wahlstroem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Temple counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trent Temple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Wahlstroem.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Temple throws a shot from downtown. Wahlstroem moves away and avoids it.
Temple is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wahlstroem.
Temple misses with a double jab.
Wahlstroem has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wahlstroem throws a big shot that misses.
Temple ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temple takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wahlstroem takes a jab right on the kisser.
Temple misses with a series of wild punches.
Temple fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wahlstroem manages to avoid it.
Wahlstroem tries a quick counter leg kick but Temple is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Temple.
Temple gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wahlstroem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Temple connects with a body shot.
Temple connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wahlstroem.
Temple is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Temple throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trent Temple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Temple checks a leg kick.
Wahlstroem bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wahlstroem ducks under a wild hook from Temple.
Wahlstroem lands with a nice body punch.
Temple scores with a hook to the body. Wahlstroem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wahlstroem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Temple.
Wahlstroem has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wahlstroem looks winded!
Wahlstroem throws an overhand right that lands on Temple's shoulder, as Temple tries to avoid the shot.
Wahlstroem is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wahlstroem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temple throws out the jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Temple misses with a body shot.
Wahlstroem throws a nice looking combination but Temple bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Temple moves out of range of the leg kick from Wahlstroem.
Good leg kick by Wahlstroem.
A jab from Temple misses.
Temple misses the shot to the body.
Temple slips a jab and a cross from Wahlstroem.
Wahlstroem scores with a nice head shot.
Temple just misses with a punch to the body.
Temple connects with the punch.
Wahlstroem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wahlstroem staying out of range there.
Temple moves out of range of the body kick.
Temple staying out of range there.
Temple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wahlstroem throws a low kick but Temple moves out of range easily.
Temple sends Wahlstroem crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Temple is motioning to the referee to let Wahlstroem up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Wahlstroem is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temple connects with a stiff jab that staggers Wahlstroem - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trent Temple!
Trent Temple 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Shay (ranked 157 p4p, 1381 weight class) and Uwot Meight (ranked 22 p4p, 163 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uwot Meight!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shay tries to clinch but Meight moves away
and Meight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meight takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shay fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Meight! But no joy.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Meight avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meight punishes Shay's body with a nice straight punch.
Meight defending well as Shay loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meight looks to land a left hand but Shay moved out of range nicely.
Shay lands a nice shot to the body.
Meight misses with a straight left.
Uwot Meight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay misses with a straight left.
Meight throws an off balance right hand
and Shay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shay throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Meight to regain full guard.
Shay postures up in Meight's guard and throws a big left but Meight blocks it.
Shay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom.
Shay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay is in close to Meight's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've been hearing that Shay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Shay wants to control from the top but Meight keeps moving.
Shay postures up in Meight's guard and throws a big left but Meight blocks it.
Shay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shay has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Meight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Meight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shay lands with a hook. Meight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shay stuns Meight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meight avoids the body shot from Shay.
Shay misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Meight sprawls well. Meight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shay gets slowly back to his feet.
Meight slips under a jab from Shay.
Shay dips to his left and cracks Meight with an uppercut!
Meight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shay.
Shay attempts a counter takedown but Meight avoids it well and moves away.
Meight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shay manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Meight on his heels. He'll look to pass Meight's guard now, I'm sure.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meight has momentary wrist control but Shay slips an elbow through the middle.
Meight trying to control the position.
Shay is stalling in the full guard.
Shay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meight is keeping the position for now.
Meight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shay trying to control the position from guard on top but Meight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shay slips under a jab.
Meight throws a shot from downtown. Shay moves away and avoids it.
Shay changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Shay connects with a nice looking jab.
Meight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay gets a takedown into half guard.
Shay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meight's head.
Shay wants to free his trapped foot but Meight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Meight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meight's head.
Shay sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Meight defending well though.
Shay thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meight's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shay trying to control from Meight's half guard. Meight has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Shay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Meight is trying to keep Shay in close.
Shay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shay 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.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Shay. Beautiful body shot.
Shay throws out a loose jab but Meight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meight throws a lazy right hand but Shay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shay misses with a right hand
and Meight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shay staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that round.
That's time! Shay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Meight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meight missing with a left hand there. Shay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shay attempts a counter takedown but Meight avoids it well and moves away.
Meight slips a jab from Shay.
Shay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shay not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shay missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tevin Shay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay wants to take a breather but Meight is having none of it.
Meight blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shay.
Meight wants to improve his position but Shay is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shay missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shay is just content to waste time from the top position. Meight takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay throwing strikes but missing.
Shay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meight works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shay controls the pace.
Meight keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Shay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shay.
Meight misses with a wild body shot.
Meight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meight stuffs the takedown.
Meight misses with a shot to the body
and Shay counters with a nice uppercut.
Tevin Shay is winning the standup battle so far.
Meight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shay misses with a body shot.
Shay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meight.
Shay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meight's head.
Meight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meight misses the shot to the body.
Meight walks into a stiff left hand from Shay.
Meight lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Shay.
Shay closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Shay fails to land.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meight lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Meight misses with a punch to the body.
Meight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meight misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Meight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meight's elbow.
Shay lands a nice uppercut.
Meight throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Meight fails to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Meight has a couple of punches blocked by Shay.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shay pushes Meight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shay blocks an uppercut.
Meight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meight tries to throw a body punch but Shay avoids it by throwing Meight back against the cage.
Meight tries a body shot but Shay blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Meight fails to land.
Shay throws a punch but it's blocked by Meight.
Shay lands with a light punch inside.
Meight lands a shot to the body.
Meight has a couple of punches blocked by Shay.
Meight misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Shay.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shay.
Shay lands with a right to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Meight working aggressively here.
Meight stops a takedown attempt from Shay.
Meight tries to work over Shay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shay effectively controlling the action here.
Meight throws a punch but it's blocked by Shay.
Meight working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shay lands with a right to the head.
Meight working aggressively here.
Shay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shay misses with the head strike.
Meight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shays head.
Meight misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shay fails to land.
Shay blocking some punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meight's elbow.
Shay is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Shay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Meight uses from the top position.
Shay is looking for a triangle but Meight pushes his legs off easily.
Meight trying to control but Shay is working from the bottom.
Meight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shay controls Meight momentarily but Meight frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shay looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Meight passes into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meight prevents Shay from improving his position.
Shay wants to control but Meight passes into side.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Meight off and has taken his back!
Shay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meight can do to turn this around?
Shay throwing sloppy strikes.
Shay punches the canvas rather than the man.
Shay looking for the RNC.
Shay misses with an elbow to the head.
Meight avoids the strikes from Shay.
Shay throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Meight!
Meight wants to escape the position.
Meight covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tevin Shay dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Meight's head.
Meight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shay's head backwards.
Shay works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Meight scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shay misses with a takedown attempt - Meight sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shay lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shay.
Meight throws a big shot that misses.
Shay swings widly with a right hand
and Meight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shay misses with a straight left.
Meight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Meight tries to move into range but Shay moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Meight misses with a wild body shot.
Meight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meight. Shay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shay shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Meight regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shay 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.
Meight keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meight looking for a sweep. Not yet Meight, not yet.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom.
Shay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Meight trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shay throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big left from Meight misses.
Shay tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Meight defends well and Shay ends up having to push Meight into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shay is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tevin Shay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shay can't find room to land a body shot as Meight controls the action.
Meight throws a head punch that misses.
Shay stalling.
Shay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meight working aggressively here.
Meight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meight prevents the takedown attempt.
Meight digs a right hand into Shay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shay's gas tank.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay stalling the fight.
Shay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shay can't find room to land a body shot as Meight controls the action.
Tevin Shay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shay wants a takedown but no success here.
Meight misses with a punch on the inside.
Meight pushes Shay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shay blocking some punches.
Meight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meight can't find room to land a body shot as Shay controls the action.
Shay scores with a shoulder strike.
Shay gets through Meight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meight prevents a body shot from Shay.
Meight prevents a body shot from Shay.
A short right from Meight on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Meight is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shay is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Meight to the mat. Meight regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meight keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Meight is controlling Shay's posture.
Shay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uwot Meight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Meight dodges the ground and pound from Shay.
Meight felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Meight's face as Shay controls the position.
Shay cracks Meight with a big right hand but Meight just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shay is putting a hurting on Meight here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shay remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Shay scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Meight to see if he's OK.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Shay seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Meight manages to get back to half guard.
Shay wants to free his trapped foot but Meight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shay misses with a head shot. Meight uses the momentum to regain guard.
Shay wants to pass the guard but Meight is keeping the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay trying to control but Meight is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shay drives through and clinches with Meight against the cage.
Meight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meight lands a left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shay throws a head punch that misses.
Shay swings wildly with an uppercut but Meight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tevin Shay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shay, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tevin Shay!
After winning the bout, Tevin Shay thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heraclio Cabrera (ranked 59 p4p, 442 weight class) and John Boris (ranked 10 p4p, 58 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heraclio Cabrera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Boris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Boris misses the target.
Cabrera throws a hook but Boris blocks it.
Boris misses with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Boris as he connects with a hook.
Boris cracks Cabrera with an open hand slap.
Boris misses the jab.
Boris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cabrera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cabrera moves forwards but Boris connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Boris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boris scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris lands a nice shot that snaps Cabrera's head back.
Boris checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Boris scores with a jab. Cabrera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boris slips a jab from Cabrera.
Nice uppercut lands for Boris. That snapped Cabrera's head back.
Boris thuds a left hand into Cabrera's body.
Boris is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cabrera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boris shoots in for a takedown but Cabrera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cabrera tried to counter with a leg kick but Boris avoided it.
Boris slips under a jab from Cabrera.
We've been told by Cabrera's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boris.
Cabrera cracks Boris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like John Boris has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cabrera under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Boris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cabrera tries to clinch there but Boris circles away.
Cabrera forces Boris back against the cage and clinches.
Cabrera cracks Boris with a nice body shot.
Boris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
Cabrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boris.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabrera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cabrera.
Boris misses with a looping right.
Boris moves out of range of the leg kick from Cabrera.
Boris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boris 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.
Cabrera clinches.
Cabrera lands an uppercut.
Cabrera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cabrera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boris misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cabrera.
Boris blocking some punches.
Boris breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Boris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boris swats away the attempt to clinch by Cabrera.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boris.
A combination from Cabrera does no damage.
Cabrera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boris's sensitive parts.
Boris walks into a left hand.
Boris gets tackled into the cage by Cabrera. Cabrera maintains the clinch.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cabrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boris tries to break free but Cabrera pushes him back against the cage.
Boris lands a takedown into guard.
Cabrera wants to stand and escape but Boris is having none of it.
Boris tries to free his leg and advance position but Cabrera is retaining full guard.
Boris showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cabrera wants to stand up but Boris is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris throws out a powerful jab.
Boris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cabrera circles away.
Cabrera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boris just manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boris.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Cabrera drives through and clinches with Boris against the cage.
Cabrera misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boris.
Cabrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boriss head.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
Boris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cabrera backwards.
Cabrera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boriss head.
Boris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boris.
Cabrera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boris cracks Cabrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boris.
Cabrera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boris lands a nice shot that snaps Cabrera's head back.
Boris shoots in but no luck this time.
Heraclio Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Cabrera lunges at Boris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boris's hand.
Boris lands a slapping body shot.
Cabrera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrera swinging wildly here.
Boris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cabrera wants it to stay on the feet.
Cabrera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's 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!
Cabrera swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabrera.
Cabrera takes one to the chin there.
Boris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrera lands a jab to the nose.
Cabrera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boris throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera moves out of range as Boris strikes.
Boris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boris tries to keep at a distance but Cabrera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cabrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cabrera lands an uppercut.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boris's elbow.
Boris'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.
Cabrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boris's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heraclio Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Boris'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.
Boris shoots in looking for a takedown. Cabrera tries to sprawl out of it but Boris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cabrera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cabrera throws a big counter combination but Boris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cabrera misses with a head kick.
Cabrera sizes up Boris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boris takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boris feints and as Cabrera raises his hands in defense, Boris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cabrera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cabrera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Cabrera on the inside.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cabrera lands a shoulder strike.
Cabrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boris backwards.
Cabrera stops a takedown attempt from Boris.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boris controlling the action here for a moment.
Cabrera misses with a body punch.
Cabrera misses with a punch on the inside.
Boris breaks from the clinch.
Cabrera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boris throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
John Boris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabrera gets caught flat footed, as Boris shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris works over Cabrera with some ground and pound from guard.
Cabrera wants to stand but Boris is controlling the position.
Boris chips away with some ground and pound.
Boris throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabrera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boris stops Cabrera from standing up.
Boris wants to control from the top but Cabrera keeps moving.
Boris sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cabrera wants to stand up but Boris is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boris trying to control but Cabrera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to stand up but Boris isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Boris lands a jab to the head.
Boris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heraclio Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Boris slips under a jab.
Boris lands a really nice looking cross but Cabrera seems unphased.
Boris misses with a right hand
and Cabrera counters with a low kick, right behind Boris 's knee.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boris misses with a body shot
and Cabrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Cabrera moves out of range as Boris strikes.
Boris throws a hook to the side of Cabrera's head but Cabrera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boris lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabrera tries to work over Boris's front leg with a kick but Boris checks it.
Cabrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boris cracks Cabrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cabrera lands a head kick. Boris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Cabrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cabrera moves in looking to clinch but Boris pushes him off.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boris misses the jab.
Cabrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That has opened up John Boris's cut even more.
Boris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cabrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cabrera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heraclio Cabrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boris lands with an overhand left.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Boris saw that one coming.
Cabrera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boris.
The fighters circling - Cabrera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boris misses with an uppercut. Cabrera saw that one coming.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris keeps the fight on the outside.
And Boris tries to counter it with a takedown but Cabrera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boris throws out a powerful jab.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Boris moved out of range.
Boris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabrera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cabrera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabrera fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabrera takes one to the chin there.
Boris goes for a double leg but Cabrera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cabrera continues to drive forward.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Boris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cabrera misses with a leg kick.
Boris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cabrera but Cabrera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Boris works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boris misses with a lunging right hand
and Cabrera counters with a stiff right hand.
Cabrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boris shoots in and drives through. Cabrera sprawls well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cabrera.
Cabrera slips a jab from Boris.
Boris avoids the head kick by Cabrera.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Boris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boris throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabrera.
Cabrera fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boris checks it well.
Cabrera motions for Boris to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boris keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabrera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boris tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boris lands with a shot to the body.
Boris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cabrera misses with an uppercut. Boris saw that one coming.
Boris throws a body punch but Cabrera moves out of range.
Cabrera appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cabrera moves away from the strike by Boris.
Boris misses the jab.
Boris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cabrera on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Heraclio Cabrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Boris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Boris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boris sizes up Cabrera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boris scores with a hook.
Cabrera looks to land a right hand but Boris moved out of range.
Boris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cabrera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cabrera closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabrera has a couple of punches blocked by Boris.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boris.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Boris.
Boris lands a nice shot that snaps Cabrera's head back.
A low kick lands for Cabrera.
A jab from Cabrera misses.
Boris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cabrera counters with a good low kick that Boris was not able to check.
Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boris.
Boris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera misses with a low kick.
Cabrera motions for Boris to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris goes for a double leg but Cabrera avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cabrera continues to drive forward.
Cabrera tried to counter with a leg kick but Boris avoided it.
Jab, jab by Boris - just one landing.
Cabrera lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrera misses with a few strikes there.
Boris throws a looping overhand right but Cabrera ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrera is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera darts in trying to clinch
so Boris counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet but Boris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boris drops back looking for a leg! Cabrera is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cabrera manages to kick Boris off! Boris jumps back into Cabrera's guard.
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.
Boris prevents Cabrera from getting back to his feet.
Boris content to stall in guard here.
Boris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabrera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boris is controlling him.
Boris is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cabrera wants to get back to his feet but Boris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boris connects with a jab.
Boris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boris avoids the body shot from Cabrera.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from Boris.
Cabrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Boris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cabrera counters with a straight right hand.
Heraclio Cabrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabrera. Boris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John Boris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cabrera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Cabrera. Those never looked like landing.
Boris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Boris tries to counter it with a takedown but Cabrera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cabrera staying out of range there.
Cabrera appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cabrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cabrera is fending him off so far but Boris persists. Nope, Cabrera circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Cabrera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Boris.
Boris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Boris does it's job there.
Boris lands with an overhand left.
Cabrera cracks Boris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Boris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cabrera's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boris misses with an uppercut
and Cabrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cabrera swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
Cabrera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boris feints the counter takedown.
A jab from Boris finds it's way through Cabrera's defenses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris digs a good body shot into Cabrera's ribs.
Boris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cabrera throws a shot from downtown. Boris moves away and avoids it.
Boris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cabrera throws a leg kick that misses.
Boris dives in for a single leg takedown but Cabrera sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Cabrera misses the target.
Cabrera jabs Boris right on the nose. Boris blinks but takes it well.
The cut above John Boris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Boris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cabrera counter with a right hand.
Boris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boris in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Cabrera.
Cabrera tries to clinch up.
Cabrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boris dives in for a single leg takedown but Cabrera sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Boris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cabrera.
Cabrera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boris checks a leg kick.
Cabrera drops his hands momentarily and Boris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boris darts in looking for a takedown but Cabrera gets double underhooks and turns Boris into the cage.
Boris shoots in and drives through. Cabrera sprawls well.
Boris misses with a shot to the body
and Cabrera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
You can see that Boris has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cabrera looks to land a combination. Boris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boris takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John Boris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cabrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heraclio Cabrera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cabrera, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heraclio Cabrera!
Heraclio Cabrera retains his welterweight title!
Heraclio Cabrera 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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