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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madi Baco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Madi Baco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Turner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Jason Turner has been cut.
Baco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baco works over Turner's head and body with a nice combination.
Baco 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.
Baco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baco connects with a body shot.
Baco pushes Turner away with a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Baco lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Turner goes for a double leg but Baco avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Baco continues to drive forward.
We've been informed that Turner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turner looks winded!
Baco lands with a left to the head.
Baco connects with a knee to the head.
Baco has Turner pressed against the cage.
Turner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Baco avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baco.
Baco connects with a knee to the head.
Turner is rocked!
Baco lands a big knee! That's hurt Turner! Oh, he's all over the place! Baco lands another knee that sends Turner to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madi Baco!
During a confident post fight interview, Madi Baco 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 Alexusso Bolir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeeves Reginald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeeves Reginald has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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214 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexusso Bolir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeeves Reginald!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reginald feints a jab promting Bolir to slip. Reginald then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bolir slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bolir drops his hands momentarily and Reginald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bolir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Reginald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolir.
Reginald tries to get to full guard but Bolir has control of the leg.
Reginald trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Reginald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Reginald is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolir avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reginald.
Reginald works his way into side control.
An elbow from Reginald crashes against the mat.
Reginald in side control, throwing shots but Bolir defends.
Reginald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reginald tries for a kimura but Bolir is defending well.
Reginald scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reginald wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bolir, who protects the arm well.
Reginald trying to control the action but Bolir is working from the bottom.
Bolir is trying to control Reginald's posture but Reginald avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reginald fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reginald tries to advance to mount but Bolir denies him.
Reginald tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reginald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bolir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Reginald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reginald tries to score with some ground and pound. Bolir controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolir is not content to let Reginald control the position.
Reginald looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Reginald throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reginald tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reginald working the strikes but Bolir uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeeves Reginald dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bolir fails with a takedown attempt.
Reginald doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolir circles away.
Reginald darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reginald lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Reginald seems to be working for a kimura but Bolir defends the submission attempt.
Reginald is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bolir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reginald.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reginald not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bolir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolir is trying to stand.
Reginald thows a huge punch but Bolir dodges it nicely.
Reginald is working for a submission of some sort.
Bolir is refusing to be controlled, as Reginald sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reginald is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reginald is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reginald is looking to take a break and control but Bolir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reginald wants to work for an arm triangle but Bolir is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reginald 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reginald is pressing down on Bolir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bolir is holding on for now.
Reginald frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bolir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reginald looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolir tries to reverse the position but Reginald maintains control.
Reginald swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bolir is now in Reginald's guard. A big mistake from Reginald there, giving up the dominant position!
Bolir has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Reginald to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bolir is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Reginald pulls down on the head and he's put Bolir to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jeeves Reginald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Lozel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weiner Von Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Lozel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Weiner Von Trapp's chin.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugh Lozel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Weiner Von Trapp!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lozel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Trapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Lozel.
Lozel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Von Trapp is pressing down on Lozel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lozel trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Trapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Trapp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Trapp sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Von Trapp wants to pass to mount but Lozel is defending the position.
Von Trapp wants to work for an arm triangle but Lozel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Von Trapp seems content to control.
Von Trapp has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Von Trapp looking to finish Lozel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lozel!
Von Trapp has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lozel is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Weiner Von Trapp!
Weiner Von Trapp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Schnatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Gutierrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Schnatter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez shoots in and drives through. Schnatter sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Schnatter.
Schnatter cracks Gutierrez with an open hand slap.
Schnatter instigates a clinch.
Gutierrez blocks the elbow strike.
Schnatter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gutierrez takes a shot to the head.
Schnatter prevents the takedown attempt.
Schnatter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schnatter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schnatter scores with a shot to the side of Gutierrez's head.
Schnatter lands an elbow just above Gutierrez 's eye.
It looks like Jose Gutierrez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schnatter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schnatter pushes off an throws an elbow but Gutierrez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schnatter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schnatter lands with a left to the head.
Gutierrez is rocked!
Schnatter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gutierrez backwards.
Oh Gutierrez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schnatter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Gutierrez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Schnatter is unloading with more strikes now! Gutierrez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Schnatter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adli Pachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin Dorsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adli Pachan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Darwin Dorsey's chin.
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158 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adli Pachan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darwin Dorsey!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorsey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dorsey cracks Pachan with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dorsey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pachan to stand back up!
Pachan is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorsey wobbles Pachan with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Dorsey dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Pachan to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darwin Dorsey!
Darwin Dorsey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carrera Villamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carrera Villamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Page!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villamora with a nice cross.
Luke Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page swinging wildly here.
We've been told by Villamora's head coaches at Brotherhood Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Villamora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Page scores with a shot to the body.
Villamora is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch but Villamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Villamora misses with an uppercut. Page saw that one coming.
Villamora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Villamora misses.
Page slips under a jab.
Villamora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Villamora looks to score with a jab to the body but Page is just out of range.
Page shoots in looking for a takedown but Villamora manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Page's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Villamora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Villamora scores with a jab to the jaw.
Page feints and then cracks Villamora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Villamora down.
Page sizes up Villamora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Page on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Page lets loose with a powerful body kick. Villamora will feel that in the morning.
Page lands a nice looking kick to the body. Villamora takes a step back to recover.
Page slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villamora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Page.
Page feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Villamora's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page scores with a leg kick.
Villamora's jab looks to have found its range, popping Page under the eye.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Villamora has time to react.
Page connects with a right hand. Villamora shakes it off.
No joy there for Villamora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Villamora jabs at Page's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Page - that will leave a mark!
Page plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Carrera Villamora has been cut.
Page dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Villamora. That did some damage!
Page lands with a kick to the temple. Villamora shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Villamora does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Page finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villamora on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Villamora fails to land with a series of punches.
Villamora is breathing heavily.
Page scores with a punch to the head.
Villamora loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Page connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Page.
Villamora scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Page.
Page thumps Villamora with a low kick.
Villamora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Page.
Good leg kick by Page there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Page feints and then cracks Villamora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Villamora down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Page.
Page scores with a jab to the body.
Page digs a good hook to Villamora's body.
Page's jab looks to have found its range, popping Villamora under the eye.
Page lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Page lands with a thumping leg kick.
Villamora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Page.
Villamora walks forward, straight into a front kick from Page.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Villamora sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Page lands with a kick to the temple. Villamora shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Villamora has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Page.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Page dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carrera Villamora's cut.
That's time! Villamora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Page.
Page scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Page.
Villamora is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Villamora lands a slapping body shot.
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Villamora has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page lands a nice looking kick to the body. Villamora takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Page fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Page.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Page lands a big head kick that sends Villamora tumbling to the mat! Page takes a step backwards and waves Villamora back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villamora tries to bum rush Page with a series of wild strikes but Page uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Page is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Villamora is rocked!
Page thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Villamora if he has to take too many more of those.
Villamora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Page.
Villamora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page clinches.
Page tries to land knees in the clinch but Villamora avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Page creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Page.
Oh Villamora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page lands a hook to the side of the head.
Page throws a big uppercut that drops Villamora! More strikes from Page and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Villamora lies dazed against the cage as Page celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Page!
Carrera Villamora was interviewed post fight and said 'Tough when you don't know what the guy brings, apart from knowing he has trained for me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Kerzhakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulie Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksandr Kerzhakov 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandr Kerzhakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paulie Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerzhakov gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Kerzhakov is standing up over Brown. Brown looks to escape but Kerzhakov dives into side control.
Kerzhakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet.
Kerzhakov controlling from side mount.
Kerzhakov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
Kerzhakov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kerzhakov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Brown being controlled for a moment.
Kerzhakov advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerzhakov controlling from the full mount.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kerzhakov controlling the pace for now.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kerzhakov controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aleksandr Kerzhakov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brown throws a right hand that Kerzhakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerzhakov also avoids with ease.
Kerzhakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Kerzhakov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kerzhakov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerzhakov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerzhakov with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kerzhakov content just to control the position here.
Brown is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kerzhakov controlling his opponent.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've been informed that Brown has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerzhakov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kerzhakov lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerzhakov controlling from mount.
Kerzhakov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Kerzhakov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kerzhakov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Kerzhakov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerzhakov controlling the action here.
Kerzhakov moves into full mount! Brown won't be happy about that!
Kerzhakov landing punches.
Brown is rocked!
Kerzhakov cracks Brown with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Kerzhakov!
A victorious Aleksandr Kerzhakov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Paulie Brown was interviewed post fight and said 'Aleksandr Kerzhakov is no joke, he beat me. I would like to get back on the win column, but in sometime of the future, we will rematch.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andres Tiburcio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hendo Riggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andres Tiburcio!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiburcio throws a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
Tiburcio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hendo Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiburcio throws a poor cross that misses
and Riggs counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiburcio wants to get back to his feet.
Tiburcio is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiburcio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riggs throwing shots but Tiburcio is blocking nicely.
Riggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riggs working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tiburcio's thigh. Tiburcio counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Riggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiburcio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs trying to control but Tiburcio is working from the bottom.
Tiburcio wants to stand but Riggs is controlling the position.
Tiburcio is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Riggs dives into side control.
Riggs working the ground and pound but Tiburcio is defending the strikes.
Tiburcio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Riggs is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tiburcio's legs.
Riggs controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Riggs.
Tiburcio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riggs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riggs throws a strike aimed at the side of Tiburcio's head but Tiburcio avoids it well.
Riggs throws an elbow but Tiburcio slips to the side and avoids it well.
Riggs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Riggs 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.
Riggs throwing strikes but Tiburcio manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Riggs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs sneaks back into half guard.
That's four 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.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Tiburcio is controlling well.
Riggs is trying to maintain the position but Tiburcio is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andres Tiburcio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tiburcio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggs momentarily.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiburcio is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Riggs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiburcio scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tiburcio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiburcio tries to move into range but Riggs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiburcio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tiburcio.
Riggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiburcio.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiburcio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiburcio misses with a looping right.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Tiburcio's shoulder, as Tiburcio tries to avoid the shot.
Tiburcio swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiburcio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Tiburcio.
Tiburcio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tiburcio counters with a nice uppercut.
Riggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tiburcio.
Tiburcio throws a hook to the side of Riggs's head but Riggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiburcio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a jab to the nose.
Riggs lands a body shot.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Tiburcio moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Tiburcio.
Tiburcio looks to land a combination but Riggs avoids it well.
Riggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiburcio throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiburcio throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Tiburcio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
Tiburcio throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
Tiburcio throws a right hand that misses
and Riggs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riggs.
Riggs looking to sit in guard and control but Tiburcio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Riggs, not yet.
Tiburcio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riggs is proving hard to escape from.
Riggs is pulling down on Tiburcio's head. It's preventing any offense from Tiburcio, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendo Riggs dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Riggs misses with a body shot.
Tiburcio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiburcio manages to avoid it.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiburcio was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
Tiburcio throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiburcio is just out of range.
Tiburcio cracks Riggs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws out a loose jab but Tiburcio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs misses with a body shot
and Tiburcio counters with a one-two to the body.
Riggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tiburcio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tiburcio throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
Riggs moves out of range as Tiburcio strikes.
Tiburcio lands a jab to the nose.
Riggs misses with a straight left.
Riggs misses with a body punch
and Tiburcio counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tiburcio, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Hendo Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Tiburcio's corner calls for a 1-2. Tiburcio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tiburcio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riggs counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tiburcio won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs working the strikes but Tiburcio uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tiburcio wants to get back to his feet.
Riggs throwing shots but Tiburcio is blocking nicely.
Tiburcio is looking to escape.
Riggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is keen to just control but Tiburcio is a slippery customer.
Riggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tiburcio is not content to let Riggs control the position.
Andres Tiburcio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs working Tiburcio over with strikes.
Riggs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tiburcio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Riggs is looking to take a break and control but Tiburcio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riggs wants to free his trapped foot but Tiburcio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiburcio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riggs.
Riggs is pushing down on Tiburcio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tiburcio is fighting to maintain full guard but Riggs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Riggs throwing shots but Tiburcio is blocking nicely.
Riggs is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiburcio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hendo Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riggs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendo Riggs!
Hendo Riggs is the new welterweight champion!
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