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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Tiddlywinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov comes to the cage accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. Roger Tiddlywinks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mamed Khalidov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Tiddlywinks!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiddlywinks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalidov clinches up against the cage.
Tiddlywinks blocks an uppercut.
Khalidov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiddlywinks breaks from the clinch.
Khalidov moves in looking to clinch but Tiddlywinks pushes him off.
Tiddlywinks misses with an uppercut.
Khalidov clinches.
Khalidov has a couple of punches blocked by Tiddlywinks.
Khalidov has a couple of punches blocked by Tiddlywinks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiddlywinks blocking some punches.
Khalidov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiddlywinks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiddlywinks breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tiddlywinks swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidov.
Tiddlywinks keeps the fight on the outside.
Tiddlywinks throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidov's shoulder, as Khalidov tries to avoid the shot.
Tiddlywinks lands a head kick!
It looks like Mamed Khalidov has been cut.
Khalidov avoids the body shot from Tiddlywinks.
A little feinted left hand from Khalidov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks 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.
Tiddlywinks throws a sloppy head kick and Khalidov moves out of range easily.
Khalidov throwing a counter right hand but Tiddlywinks manages to avoid it.
Khalidov wants to clinch up but Tiddlywinks keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tiddlywinks! But no joy.
Khalidov tries to clinch up.
Tiddlywinks throws a head kick but Khalidov moves out of range.
Khalidov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khalidov appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks throws a push kick but Khalidov slaps the foot to one side.
Tiddlywinks bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tiddlywinks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khalidov moves out of range of the body kick from Tiddlywinks.
Tiddlywinks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidov pushes Tiddlywinks up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalidov prevents Tiddlywinks from breaking the clinch.
Khalidov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tiddlywinks working hard to break the clinch.
Tiddlywinks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiddlywinks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiddlywinks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khalidov.
Good standup being displayed there by Tiddlywinks as he connects with a hook.
Khalidov walks into a jab.
Tiddlywinks lands a jab to Khalidov's midsection.
Tiddlywinks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiddlywinks misses with a head kick.
Tiddlywinks connects with a right hand. Khalidov shakes it off.
Tiddlywinks throws a monster overhand right that drops Khalidov! Tiddlywinks follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Tiddlywinks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Erokhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamad Salem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erokhin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Michael Jackson Billie Jean. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Erokhin!
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, Mohamad Salem!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erokhin clinches up with Salem and pushes him back against the cage.
Salem blocks an uppercut.
Erokhin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salem misses with the head strike.
Erokhin prevents Salem from breaking the clinch.
Salem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Erokhin misses with a punch on the inside.
Erokhin has Salem pressed against the cage, preventing Salem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salem lands a right hand.
It looks like Konstantin Erokhin has been cut.
Erokhin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salem's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Erokhin fails to land.
Erokhin 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.
Erokhin takes a shot to the head.
Erokhin tries to land a knee to the head but Salem blocks with his arms.
Salem can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salem tries to circle away but Erokhin has him pinned against the cage.
Erokhin landing knees to the head.
Salem is trying to break free.
Salem is trying to break the clinch but Erokhin is controlling him.
Salem lands with a short shot to the head.
Salem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erokhin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salem wants to break the clinch but can't.
Salem is trying to push Erokhin away but Erokhin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erokhin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Erokhin scrambles back to his feet.
Erokhin tries to clinch but Salem is having none of it.
Erokhin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salem misses with a looping left.
Salem lands with a right hand.
Erokhin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Salem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Erokhin scrambles back to his feet.
Konstantin Erokhin's cut is getting worse.
Salem fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erokhin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erokhin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Erokhin blocks a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erokhin clinches with his opponent.
Salem is trying to break the clinch but Erokhin is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Erokhin tries to work over Salem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erokhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Salem.
Salem lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Erokhin.
A frustrated look appears on Salem's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salem working hard to break the clinch.
Erokhin keeps control of Salem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erokhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salem is trying to break free.
Salem lands with a right to the head.
Konstantin Erokhin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A right hook to the body lands for Salem.
Erokhin is breathing heavily.
Salem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erokhin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Salem has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Erokhin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salem misses the shot to the body.
Erokhin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Salem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erokhin doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Salem.
Salem throws an overhand right that lands on Erokhin's shoulder, as Erokhin tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Salem.
Salem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erokhin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Salem misses its intended target.
Salem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salem lands a glancing blow to the side of Erokhin's head.
Erokhin is looking to clinch but Salem is avoiding it.
Salem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohamad Salem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erokhin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erokhin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Erokhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salem tries to keep at a distance but Erokhin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Erokhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salem blocks it with crossed arms.
Erokhin looking to throw knees to the head but Salem is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erokhin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Salem lands a right hand that snaps the head of Erokhin backwards.
Erokhin tries a knee to the head but Salem blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erokhin looking to throw knees to the head but Salem is blocking nicely.
Salem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeez, Konstantin Erokhin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Salem breaks the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Erokhin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erokhin walks into a stiff left hand from Salem.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Konstantin Erokhin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohamad Salem!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bonesaw McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacker Pentacost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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235 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bonesaw McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stacker Pentacost!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw clinches.
Pentacost breaks the clinch.
McGraw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pentacost throws a jab but it's blocked by McGraw.
We've been hearing reports that McGraw has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pentacost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentacost lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGraw's sensitive parts.
Pentacost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGraw counters with a good, hard body kick but Pentacost shrugs it off.
McGraw throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by McGraw!
A slapping body kick lands there for McGraw.
Pentacost looks winded!
McGraw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentacost. McGraw does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGraw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pentacost has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
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!
McGraw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentacost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGraw can pounce on him.
McGraw throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pentacost was covering up waiting for the punch and McGraw finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pentacost keeping moving, preventing McGraw from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGraw has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGraw looking to pass the guard.
Pentacost wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and McGraw manages to pass to side control.
McGraw is looking for a kimura here.
McGraw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGraw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pentacost gets full guard.
McGraw advances position into side control!
Pentacost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGraw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McGraw advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pentacost is looking to escape.
McGraw working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
You get the feeling that Pentacost really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pentacost is working to get back to half guard.
Pentacost wants to control but McGraw is having none of it.
McGraw misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
McGraw mounts Pentacost! Really nice guard pass there!
McGraw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pentacost?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw won't let Pentacost get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
McGraw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pentacost is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McGraw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pentacost is surviving well by controlling McGraw's body position as best he can.
Pentacost is bucking up trying to escape but McGraw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pentacost tries to hold on but McGraw pushes him away.
McGraw looking to secure an arm triangle but Pentacost defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bonesaw McGraw 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.
McGraw scores with a nice head shot.
McGraw tries to clinch up.
McGraw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pentacost steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGraw. That one must have hurt.
McGraw lands a front kick.
McGraw moves out of range as Pentacost strikes.
McGraw moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McGraw feints and as Pentacost raises his hands in defense, McGraw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pentacost has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. McGraw is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGraw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pentacost backwards.
McGraw lands with a left to the head.
Pentacost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pentacost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGraw lands a big left hand right to the temple and Pentacost goes down!
Pentacost is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGraw passes to side control.
Pentacost is still in real trouble! Can McGraw finish him?
McGraw scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pentacost is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and McGraw can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bonesaw McGraw!
After the big win, Bonesaw McGraw made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pounamu Akona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Bon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pounamu Akona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Bon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bon misses with a lunging right hand
and Akona counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bon wants to get back to his feet but Akona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Akona's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Akona stands up over Bon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akona controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Akona drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bon!
Bon stands up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akona blocks a head kick by Bon.
Akona tries to counter with a takedown but Bon is quick to defend against it.
Bon throws a right hand that Akona ducks under and follows up with a left that Akona also avoids with ease.
Bon moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bon misses with a low kick.
Akona wants to slow Bon down by chopping away at his legs.
Remy Bon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bon. Akona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bon stuffs the takedown attempt from Akona. Akona gets slowly back to his feet.
Bon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akona avoids the body shot from Bon.
Bon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akona.
Bon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akona half committed to a counter leg kick.
Akona moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akona staying out of range there.
Akona attempts a counter takedown but Bon avoids it well and moves away.
Bon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bon scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bon.
Bon misses with a head kick.
Bon scoring well with a low kick there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bon enables Akona to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akona sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bon wants to get back to his feet but Akona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Akona trying to control the position from guard on top but Bon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akona thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bon is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Akona's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Akona pushing down on Bon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bon wants to stand back up but Akona manages to pass into side control.
Akona is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Akona has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bon told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Akona is controlling him well.
Akona looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Akona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bon, who protects the arm well.
Akona wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bon, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pounamu Akona will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Akona moves out of range of the strikes.
Akona closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bon did well to prevent Akona getting side control.
Bon is looking to escape.
Akona has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bon defend it? Akona steps over the head and cranks it - Bon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Akona!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pounamu Akona!
After the big win, Pounamu Akona made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FJCP Healthy Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Tatarinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Mcbride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Tatarinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Mcbride!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Tatarinov as he connects with a hook.
Mcbride blocks a head kick by Tatarinov.
Tatarinov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tatarinov lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatarinov.
Tatarinov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcbride tries to break free but Tatarinov pushes him back against the cage.
Tatarinov 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.
Tatarinov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatarinov breaks the clinch.
Tatarinov lands with a nice body punch.
Tatarinov is looking to slow Mcbride down with leg kicks.
Tatarinov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mcbride if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tatarinov - that will leave a mark!
Tatarinov lands a front kick.
Tatarinov tests Mcbride's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcbride takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatarinov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Tatarinov.
A right-left combo lands from Tatarinov.
An inside leg kick lands from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov clinches up with Mcbride and pushes him back against the cage.
Mcbride is trying to maintain a safe position but Tatarinov gets an underhook and turns Mcbride into the cage.
Mcbride is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcbride tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tatarinov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcbride wants to take the fight to the mat but Tatarinov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tatarinov.
Tatarinov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcbride looks winded!
Tatarinov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcbride.
Tatarinov lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Tatarinov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatarinov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatarinov stalling the fight.
Tatarinov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tatarinov lands a shoulder strike.
Mcbride is rocked!
Tatarinov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mcbride to his knees! Tatarinov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Tatarinov!
A very excited looking Sergei Tatarinov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higgs Boson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Basaev (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Higgs Boson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reed Basaev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basaev staying out of range there.
Basaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Boson.
Basaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boson.
Boson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Basaev on the side of the head.
It looks like Reed Basaev has been cut.
Boson throws a body punch but Basaev moves out of range.
Basaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boson throws a body shot but no joy.
Boson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Basaev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boson scrambles back to his feet.
Boson 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.
Boson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Basaev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Basaev.
It looks like Higgs Boson has been cut.
Boson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boson throws a looping overhand right but Basaev ducks down to avoid it.
Basaev lands an overhand right.
Boson swings widly with a right hand
and Basaev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Basaev sends Boson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Basaev is motioning to the referee to let Boson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Boson is rocked!
Basaev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Basaev lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Boson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Basaev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reed Basaev!
The defeated Higgs Boson had this to say: 'Thanks to Spartan Nutrition and all the fans! '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Savage Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Buster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage Hulk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Savage Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronko Buster!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hulk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hulk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buster throws an overhand right that lands on Hulk's shoulder, as Hulk tries to avoid the shot.
Hulk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Buster throws a jab but it's blocked by Hulk.
Hulk lands with a cross.
It looks like Bronko Buster has been cut.
Hulk drops his hands momentarily and Buster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buster throws a hook but Hulk blocks it.
Hulk throws an overhand right that lands on Buster's shoulder, as Buster tries to avoid the shot.
Hulk throws a combination that misses
and Buster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hulk thinking.
Buster checks a leg kick.
Buster connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Savage Hulk has been cut.
A big right from Buster misses.
Hulk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hulk throws out the jab.
Buster swings widly with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a left to the body.
Hulk throws a sloppy body shot
and Hulk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buster misses with an uppercut. Hulk saw that one coming.
Hulk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buster circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster misses with a hook. Hulk ducked under it nicely.
Buster lands an overhand right.
Buster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hulk misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Buster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hulk went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hulk blocks a jab.
Buster throws a right hand that misses
and Buster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronko Buster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hulk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buster thinking.
Buster blocks a jab.
Buster misses with an uppercut
and Hulk counters with a right hand to the body.
Hulk throws a looping overhand right but Buster ducks down to avoid it.
Hulk swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Buster's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hulk looks to throw the jab but Buster is out of range.
Buster slips under a jab from Hulk.
A jab from Buster misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buster lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buster duly obliges.
Hulk lands with a good body shot.
Hulk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buster.
Buster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hulk.
Buster swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Hulk misses its target.
Hulk looks to land a right hand but Buster moved out of range.
Hulk misses with an uppercut.
Buster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Buster looks to throw the jab but Hulk is out of range.
It looked like Hulk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buster.
Buster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hulk throws a hook to the side of Buster's head but Buster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hulk throws a looping overhand right but Buster ducks down to avoid it.
Hulk swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Hulk throws a leg kick but Buster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hulk missing with a left hand there. Buster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hulk.
Hulk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hulk misses with a looping left.
Hulk misses with the combination.
Hulk misses with a shot to the body
and Buster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hulk takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
Buster slips under a jab.
Buster slips a jab from Hulk.
Buster scores with a jab. Hulk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulk moves away.
Hulk misses with a body shot
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
A jab from Hulk misses.
Hulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buster.
Hulk blocks a jab.
Hulk with a hook.
Buster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk takes one to the chin there.
Buster throws a body shot but no joy.
Buster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hulk's head.
Hulk misses with a looping right.
Buster throws a jab but it's blocked by Hulk.
Buster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulk.
Buster misses with a left hand
and Hulk counters with a nice uppercut.
Buster misses with a body punch
and Hulk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hulk at a distance.
Hulk slips under a jab from Buster.
Hulk throws an off balance right hand
and Buster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hulk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buster circles away quickly and effectively.
Hulk connects with a crisp jab.
Buster cracks Hulk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buster takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
Hulk throwing a counter right hand but Buster manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Savage Hulk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buster lands with a good body shot.
Hulk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Hulk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hulk takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
Buster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Buster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hulk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buster scrambles back to his feet.
Hulk scores with a jab to the head.
Buster is rocked!
Buster misses with an uppercut. Hulk saw that one coming.
Buster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hulk misses with a hook. Buster ducked under it nicely.
Buster throws a body shot but no joy.
Hulk moves out of range of the strikes.
Buster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hulk.
Savage Hulk is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hulk misses with a few strikes there.
Hulk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buster throws out a counter right but Hulk avoids it with no problem.
Hulk throws a poor cross that misses
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buster throws out a counter right but Hulk avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk misses with a body shot.
Buster connects with a looping right hand.
Buster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hulk scores with a hook.
Buster connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hulk. Buster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buster scores with a shot to the body.
Buster checks a leg kick.
Hulk staying out of range there.
Jab by Buster.
Savage Hulk's cut is getting worse.
Hulk walks into a stiff left hand from Buster.
Hulk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buster to score with a decent uppercut.
Buster throws a hook but Hulk blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Buster.
Buster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hulk.
Buster misses with a double jab.
Hulk misses with a body punch
and Buster counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Savage Hulk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Buster lands a nice hook to Hulk's body. Hulk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hulk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hulk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Buster throws the left hand but Hulk avoids the punch easily.
Buster getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buster slips under a jab from Hulk.
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Buster.
Hulk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hulk moves out of range as Buster strikes.
Hulk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Buster.
Buster connects with a jab.
A big right from Hulk misses.
Hulk misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hulk throws out the jab.
Buster avoids the body shot from Hulk.
Hulk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Buster looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulk is just out of range.
Hulk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buster.
Hulk swings for the body but Buster moves out of range.
Hulk throws a hook but Buster avoids it easily.
Hulk throws a shot to the body.
Hulk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buster throws a right hand that misses
and Hulk counters with a stiff right hand.
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Buster.
It looked like Hulk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Buster takes one to the side of the head.
Buster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Buster swings for the body but Hulk moves out of range.
Buster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jeez, Savage Hulk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hulk takes a swing at Buster's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Buster coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulk connects with a body shot that sends Buster's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Buster misses its intended target.
Buster works over Hulk's head and body with a nice combination.
Hulk scores with a hook to the body. Buster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buster is breathing heavily.
Buster misses with a hook. Hulk ducked under it nicely.
Hulk scores with the left hand. Buster knows he should have avoided that one.
Hulk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buster counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice jab there from Buster.
Hulk throws a looping overhand right but Buster ducks down to avoid it.
Buster slips a straight right by Hulk.
Hulk misses the shot to the body.
Buster dodges the punch combination from Hulk.
Buster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Hulk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buster doesn't seem phased though.
Hulk misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Buster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Buster throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk throws a jab when Buster was well out of range.
Buster looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulk is just out of range.
Hulk misses with a combination
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hulk throws an off balance right hand
and Buster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hulk throws a body shot but no joy.
Hulk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hulk misses the jab.
Hulk walks into a stiff left hand from Buster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hulk throws an off balance right hand
and Buster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hulk walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buster.
Hulk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buster works Hulk's body with a nice hook.
Hulk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hulk in his tracks.
Buster misses with a hook
and Hulk counters with a stiff right hand.
Buster throws an overhand right that lands on Hulk's shoulder, as Hulk tries to avoid the shot.
Buster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hulk counters with a straight right hand.
Hulk throws a nice looking combination but Buster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Buster.
Hulk throws out a leg kick but Buster moves out of range and Hulk only half commits.
Buster misses with an uppercut
and Hulk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hulk just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Hulk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hulk.
Hulk swings widly with a right hand
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hulk slips a jab from Buster.
Hulk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Buster swings widly with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buster scores with a jab.
Buster throws a hook but Hulk blocks it.
Hulk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Buster misses with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a left and a right that stings Buster.
Hulk throws out a loose jab but Buster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hulk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buster is still on wobbly legs! Can Hulk finish him?
A shot to the liver by Buster. Beautiful body shot.
Hulk scores with a hook to the body. Buster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buster misses with a left hand
letting Hulk counter with a right hand.
Buster takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
Buster misses the jab.
Hulk misses with a wild combination.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hulk! Buster is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Savage Hulk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keikan Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira comes to the cage accompanied by Muga - Prayer to Villian. Suarez has chosen RAZON PUBLICA as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keikan Kira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez slips a jab and a cross from Kira.
Suarez missing with a left hand there. Kira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Suarez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keikan Kira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kira lands with a right hand.
Suarez wants to clinch.
Suarez takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kira misses with a looping right.
Suarez wants to counter the offense by Kira and move into the clinch position.
Kira has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Contenders in the buildup to the fight.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kira scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Suarez counters by clinching up.
Suarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kira avoiding damage as Suarez throws knees to the body.
Suarez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kira avoids it.
Kira misses with the head strike.
Suarez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kira avoids the damage to the body.
Kira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suarez misses with a knee strike.
Kira lands with a short shot to the head.
Suarez throws a head punch that misses.
Kira avoiding damage as Suarez throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kira.
Suarez connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Keikan Kira has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suarez backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kira avoiding damage as Suarez throws knees to the body.
Kira tries to pull guard but Suarez holds him up against the cage and eventually Kira drops back down to his feet.
Suarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kira or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suarez.
Kira struggles to land a body shot inside as Suarez controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kira.
Kira fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Suarez uses from the top position.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Kira is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Kira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Kira's legs - danger averted.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suarez throws a big elbow that misses.
Suarez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kira swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kira is trying to keep Suarez in close.
Kira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suarez is aware though and is defending well.
Kira has his hands on Suarez's head, controlling the position.
Kira is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez stands up over Kira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kira trying to keep a closed guard but Suarez is proving a slippery customer.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Kira keeps moving.
Kira has his foot on Suarez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suarez works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kira has momentary wrist control but Suarez slips an elbow through the middle.
Suarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kira is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Kira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Keikan Kira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keikan Kira's cut.
That's time! Kira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kira dips to his left and cracks Suarez with an uppercut!
Kira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kira throws a combination that misses
and Kira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kira swinging wildly here.
Suarez wants to clinch up but Kira keeps it at a distance.
Kira is looking for a counter combo.
Suarez wants to clinch.
Keikan Kira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez wants to clinch
and Kira counters with a left and a right that stings Suarez.
Sloppy strikes from Kira. Those never looked like landing.
Kira misses with the combination.
Suarez wants to counter the offense by Kira and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Kira.
Suarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kira connects with a single shot there.
Kira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suarez counters with a left and a right that stings Kira.
Kira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Kira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suarez throws a right and a left that Kira avoids nicely.
Kira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suarez.
Kira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suarez manages to avoid it.
Kira misses with a double jab
and Suarez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suarez.
Suarez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Kira.
Kira lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suarez.
Kira managing to block the knees to the body from Suarez.
Kira jumps guard and drags Suarez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Kira keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez passes Kira's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Suarez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kira wants to improve his position but Suarez is controlling well.
Suarez is looking to advance position but Kira won't allow it.
Kira gets full guard.
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.
Kira is trying to control the position but Suarez postures up.
Kira looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Suarez trying to control but Kira is working from the bottom.
Kira working a defensive guard here.
Suarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kira is pulling down on Suarez's head to control his posture.
Suarez pushing down on Kira's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keikan Kira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keikan Kira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Suarez ducks under a wild hook from Kira.
Suarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kira throws a hook but Suarez avoids it easily.
Kira lands the left hand.
Suarez ducks right into an uppercut from Kira.
Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kira.
Suarez slips a jab and a cross from Kira.
Suarez is looking to clinch but Kira is avoiding it.
It looked like Kira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kira throws a nice looking combination but Suarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suarez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Suarez has closed the distance and engaged Kira in a clinch.
Suarez tries to land a knee to the head but Kira blocks with his arms.
A short right from Kira on the inside.
Sammy Suarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suarez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kira is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kira.
Kira has a couple of punches blocked by Suarez.
Suarez has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Kira goes down! Suarez dives on top of him - Kira manages to get guard.
Kira is rocked!
Kira keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Oh Kira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suarez cracks Kira with a solid left hand.
Suarez gets to his feet and stands over Kira, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kira felt that one! Suarez unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kira from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Suarez!
A victorious Sammy Suarez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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