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Death Squad 263:Fahad v Omar PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Puhovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havoc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ready Steady Go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Puhovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Havoc!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havoc swats away the attempt to clinch by Puhovin.
Havoc lands with a nice body punch.
Havoc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puhovin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Havoc.
Puhovin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Havoc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puhovin was well out of range. Poor timing from Havoc.
Puhovin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Havoc as he jumps to the side.
Havoc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Puhovin is looking to land body kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Puhovin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havoc misses with a straight right.
Puhovin moves in looking to clinch but Havoc pushes him off.
Puhovin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Puhovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Puhovin does no damage.
Puhovin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhovin ducks under a wild hook from Havoc.
Puhovin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Havoc is looking for the big counter here.
Puhovin moves out of range of the strikes.
Puhovin throws a head kick that misses.
Puhovin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Havoc.
Puhovin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alexander Puhovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Havoc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Havoc ducks under a wild hook from Puhovin.
Puhovin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havoc.
Puhovin tries to clinch but Havoc moves out of range.
Havoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Havoc catches Puhovin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puhovin ducks under a wild hook from Havoc.
Havoc misses with a low kick.
Puhovin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Havoc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Puhovin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Havoc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puhovin drops back looking for a leg! Havoc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Havoc manages to kick Puhovin off! Puhovin jumps back into Havoc's guard.
Puhovin stops Havoc from standing up.
Havoc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puhovin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Puhovin trying to control the position from guard on top but Havoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Puhovin throws a hook to the side of Havoc's head but Havoc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Havoc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Havoc connects with a body shot that sends Puhovin's belly button to the back.
Havoc looks to land a left hand but Puhovin moved out of range nicely.
Puhovin fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Havoc there.
Nice defenses there by Puhovin.
Puhovin looks for the body kick but Havoc saw that one coming.
Havoc throws a counter combo.
Havoc misses with a wild body shot.
Havoc misses with a hook. Puhovin ducked under it nicely.
Puhovin slips a jab and a cross from Havoc.
Puhovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puhovin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Havoc misses.
Havoc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puhovin scores with a takedown into Havoc's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puhovin trying to control but Havoc is working from the bottom.
Havoc wants to stand but Puhovin is controlling the position.
Puhovin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Havoc wants to stand up but Puhovin is controlling him.
Puhovin is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Havoc dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Havoc lunges at Puhovin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puhovin's hand.
Puhovin moves out of range of the strikes.
Havoc looks to throw the jab but Puhovin is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Puhovin.
Puhovin avoids the body shot from Havoc.
Puhovin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Puhovin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Havoc.
Puhovin throws a sloppy body shot
and Havoc counters with a nice uppercut.
Puhovin clobbers Havoc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Mikey Havoc has been cut.
Havoc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puhovin has a takedown stuffed.
Havoc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puhovin throws a jab but it's blocked by Havoc.
Havoc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Havoc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puhovin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Havoc just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puhovin throws a shot from downtown. Havoc moves away and avoids it.
Havoc scores with a nice right hand.
Puhovin misses the shot to the body.
Puhovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puhovin shoots in but no luck this time.
Havoc scores with a jab. Puhovin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alexander Puhovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havoc thuds a left hand into Puhovin's body.
Puhovin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puhovin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Havoc scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Havoc misses with a few strikes there.
Havoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mikey Havoc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Havoc misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havoc circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Puhovin to the canvas! Puhovin doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Havoc keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Havoc!
Mikey Havoc 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Foles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foles comes to the cage accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Deathless light. Nick Foles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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302 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Foles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 32 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef tries to clinch there but Foles circles away.
Foles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Manhoef fails to land.
Manhoef doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Manhoef bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Foles's head.
Manhoef looks to throw the jab but Foles is out of range.
Foles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manhoef takes a jab right on the kisser.
Manhoef is rocked!
Foles walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Manhoef drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Foles swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Manhoef's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Foles!
Nick Foles took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bushido Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio comes to the cage accompanied by Cornholio MegaMix. Great Cornholio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeremy Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornholio scores with a jab to the head.
Great Cornholio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cornholio tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sullivan is in Cornholio's guard.
Cornholio manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cornholio loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan slips the punch.
Cornholio sets himself, and Sullivan steps forward looking for the clinch! Cornholio avoids it this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cornholio.
Sullivan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt - Cornholio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cornholio breaks the clinch.
Cornholio moves in looking to clinch but Sullivan pushes him off.
Cornholio sets himself, and Sullivan steps forward looking for the clinch! Cornholio avoids it this time.
Cornholio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sullivan.
Cornholio scores with a hook.
Cornholio lands with a slapping head kick.
Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cornholio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cornholio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sullivan, pushing him back against the cage.
Cornholio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sullivan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan pushes off an throws an elbow but Cornholio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cornholio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cornholio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with an elbow strike.
Cornholio struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan controls his hands.
Cornholio manages to break the clinch.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Cornholio throws a sloppy head kick
and Sullivan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cornholio's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cornholio keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses.
Sullivan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cornholio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sullivan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sullivan lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sullivan working over Cornholio with some ground and pound. Cornholio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cornholio taking some punishment here, with Sullivan in his half guard.
Cornholio trying to hold on to Sullivan's head to control him but Sullivan postures up.
Cornholio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sullivan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cornholio has hold of Sullivan's hands but Sullivan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cornholio is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sullivan throwing shots but Cornholio is blocking nicely.
Sullivan is nestled in close to Cornholio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sullivan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cornholio gets back to full guard.
Sullivan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sullivan postures up and lands a big shot to Cornholio's brow.
Sullivan stands up over Cornholio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Great Cornholio's cut is getting worse.
Sullivan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cornholio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cornholio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sullivan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cornholio seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cornholio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sullivan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sullivan cracks Cornholio with a solid left hand.
Great Cornholio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sullivan looking to pass the guard.
Sullivan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sullivan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cornholio's head.
Jeez, Great Cornholio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Great Cornholio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Sullivan!
Jeremy Sullivan took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Jimmy Gotti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tamiwe Kamanula's chin.
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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
25 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamiwe Kamanula!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Kamanula.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Gotti moves out of range easily.
Kamanula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Kamanula takes one on the button.
Gotti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamanula as he jumps to the side.
Gotti connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamanula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamanula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kamanula lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gotti misses with a combination
and Kamanula counters with a big head kick but Gotti shrugs it off.
Kamanula connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gotti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gotti cracks Kamanula with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gotti blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Kamanula tenderised Gotti's leg. Gotti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gotti takes one to the chin there.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Gotti moves out of range.
Kamanula moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gotti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A clash of legs there as Gotti blocks the low kick.
Gotti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kamanula connects with an inside leg kick.
Gotti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kamanula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamanula.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamanula.
Kamanula slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gotti throws a front kick aimed at Kamanula's knee but Kamanula avoids it well.
Kamanula throws a fast counter high kick but Gotti manages to duck under it in time.
Kamanula connects with an inside leg kick.
Kamanula misses with the body kick
and Gotti counters with a one-two to the body.
We've been informed that Kamanula 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.
Kamanula throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gotti's head.
Gotti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kamanula defends it nicely.
Kamanula throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gotti.
Kamanula with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Gotti misses
and Kamanula counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Kamanula looking to finish!
Gotti is rocked!
Kamanula gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gotti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamanula counters with a leg kick.
Kamanula avoids the body shot from Gotti.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamanula.
Gotti moves out of range of the body kick from Kamanula.
Gotti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gotti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti wants to stand but Kamanula is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gotti won't allow Kamanula to sweep him here.
Gotti engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kamanula is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kamanula can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Gotti controlling from the top position.
Kamanula controlling the position.
Kamanula wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gotti manages to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamanula has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gotti is on him like a limpet, forcing Kamanula back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kamanula.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamiwe Kamanula dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Gotti shoots and misses
and Kamanula counters with a low kick, right behind Gotti 's knee.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Gotti moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamanula.
Gotti fails with a takedown attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kamanula.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Gotti moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamanula. That's going to slow Gotti down.
Kamanula scores with a spinning back kick!
Kamanula scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gotti 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.
Kamanula lands a head kick. Gotti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gotti misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kamanula.
Kamanula lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oh Gotti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamanula scoring well with a low kick there.
Look low, kick high! Kamanula uses the oldest trick in the book to send Gotti tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kamanula is absolutely delighted - when Gotti wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tamiwe Kamanula!
An out of breath Tamiwe Kamanula thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Joe Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jacobs's choice of entrance music: Jonny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Billy Joe Jacobs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kimble Cho's chin.
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208 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
38 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Joe Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs is looking to chop away at Cho's legs.
Cho throws a jab but it's blocked by Jacobs.
Jacobs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacobs looks for the body kick but Cho saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jacobs checks a leg kick.
Jacobs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho throws a wild body kick that Jacobs sees coming a mile off.
Cho throws a body shot but no joy.
Cho takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Jacobs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cho throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cho 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.
Jacobs tried to score with a low kick but Cho checks it.
Jacobs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Cho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a hook but Cho blocks it.
Cho tries to bum rush Jacobs with a series of wild strikes but Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jacobs.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
A lazy left from Jacobs finds it's target.
Cho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Jacobs finds it's way through Cho's defenses.
Jacobs throws a lazy right hand but Cho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacobs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jacobs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
A big left from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Cho misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jacobs throws out the jab.
As Jacobs backs away, Cho returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cho, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs feints and as Cho raises his hands in defense, Jacobs changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cho has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Cho controlling the position.
Jacobs throwing strikes but missing.
Jacobs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cho keeping moving, preventing Jacobs from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs postures up in Cho's guard and throws a big left but Cho blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but Cho blocks nicely.
Jacobs wants to control from the top but Cho keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
A big right from Cho misses.
Jacobs throws a chopping leg kick but Cho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jacobs misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cho.
Jacobs lands with an overhand left.
A solid body kick from Jacobs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kimble Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jacobs fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A combination from Jacobs does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho throws a low kick but Jacobs avoids it.
Cho connects with an inside leg kick.
Jacobs misses with a leg kick.
Cho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacobs.
Billy Joe Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobs scores with a nice right hand.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. Cho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Cho was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cho lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Joe Jacobs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacobs takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cho on the side of the head.
Jacobs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cho is out of range and Jacobs settles back down.
Jacobs swings widly with a right hand
and Cho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Jacobs misses
and Cho counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
Cho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Cho misses with an uppercut. Jacobs saw that one coming.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. Cho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jacobs gets a takedown into half guard.
Cho has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jacobs is on him like a limpet, forcing Cho back against the cage.
Jacobs scores with a shot to the side of Cho's head.
Jacobs lands a left hand.
Cho is rocked!
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!
Jacobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
Cho working hard to break the clinch.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jacobs backwards.
Jacobs misses with a body punch.
Jacobs is trying to maintain a safe position but Cho gets an underhook and turns Jacobs into the cage.
Cho manages to break the clinch.
Jacobs with a jab.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cho but Cho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a low kick but Cho moves out of range easily.
Cho appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jacobs thows a leg kick but Cho checks it
and Cho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobs throws out a powerful jab.
Cho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacobs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Cho misses.
Jacobs throws out a counter right but Cho avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs cracks Cho with an open hand slap.
Jacobs walks into a stiff left hand from Cho.
Cho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jacobs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jacobs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho looks to land a right hand but Jacobs moved out of range.
Cho cracks Jacobs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jacobs swings widly with a right hand
and Cho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
Jacobs lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho tests Jacobs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cho.
The fighters circling - Jacobs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobs throws a low kick but Cho avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jacobs.
Jacobs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jacobs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobs misses with a low kick.
Cho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cho avoids the body shot from Jacobs.
Cho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jacobs jabs Cho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Joe Jacobs will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Cho moves away and avoids it.
Cho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cho.
Cho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jacobs can pounce on him.
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacobs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacobs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cho avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Cho on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jacobs cracks Cho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Jacobs connects with a leg kick. Cho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick from Cho misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs misses with a hook
and Cho counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Jacobs. That snapped Cho's head back.
Jacobs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
Jacobs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jacobs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jacobs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cho.
Jacobs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cho swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jacobs counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cho.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs throws a leg kick which misses Cho's front leg but catches the back leg as Cho tries to avoid it.
Kimble Cho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Joe Jacobs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacobs. That did some damage!
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Jacobs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jacobs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacobs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Cho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice combination there by Jacobs.
Jacobs drops Cho with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jacobs follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Joe Jacobs!
A victorious Billy Joe Jacobs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sam Rogers enters the cage!
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185 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Rogers or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh Negi, which made it look bad.
Singh Negi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh Negi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Singh Negi closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage.
Rogers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Singh Negi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rogers on the ground.
Singh Negi keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
Singh Negi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Singh Negi tries to get out of the position.
Rogers controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh Negi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers content to stall in guard here.
Rogers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Singh Negi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singh Negi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Singh Negi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rogers is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Singh Negi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Singh Negi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rogers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Singh Negi prevents Rogers from moving into mount.
Rogers lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rogers tries for a kimura but Singh Negi is defending well.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Singh Negi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Singh Negi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rogers in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Rogers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers shoots and misses
and Singh Negi counters by clinching up.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Rogers managing to block the knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Rogers wants a takedown.
Kshitij Singh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Rogers has hold of one of Singh Negi's legs. Singh Negi is fighting the takedown attempt but Rogers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh Negi is keeping the position for now.
Singh Negi keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Singh Negi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Singh Negi blocks nicely.
Rogers trying to control but Singh Negi is working from the bottom.
Rogers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Singh Negi tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two 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.
Nice takedown defense from Singh Negi. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.
Singh Negi is looking to counter the offense by Rogers and move into the clinch.
Rogers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh Negi stuffs the takedown.
Rogers looks for a takedown but Singh Negi sprawls well.
Singh Negi wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers feints the counter takedown.
Singh Negi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh Negi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rogers.
Singh Negi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kshitij Singh Negi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh Negi forces Rogers back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Singh Negi throws an elbow but misses.
Rogers is working for takedown but Singh Negi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Singh Negi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Singh Negi manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi misses with a knee strike.
Singh Negi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Rogers shrugs off.
It looks like Sam Rogers has been cut.
Rogers is trying to push Singh Negi away but Singh Negi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rogers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Singh Negi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogers's face.
Rogers looking for a takedown.
Rogers wants a takedown but no success here.
Rogers is looking to take this one to the mat.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the body.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Singh Negi working Rogers over with knees to the body.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi connects with a knee to the head.
Rogers takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Rogers shrugs off.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow.
Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Singh Negi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Singh Negi scores with a knee to the head.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Rogers shrugs off.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers takes an elbow to the temple.
Rogers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kshitij Singh Negi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Rogers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Singh Negi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers dives in and grabs Singh Negi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Singh Negi pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Rogers fails with a takedown attempt.
Kshitij Singh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Rogers.
Singh Negi tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Singh Negi sprawls well. Singh Negi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Singh Negi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Singh Negi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rogers, pushing him back against the cage.
Rogers looking for a takedown.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
Singh Negi gets underhooks to prevent Rogers's takedown attempt.
Rogers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rogers goes for a takedown attempt but Singh Negi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Singh Negi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Singh Negi as Rogers shoots in.
Singh Negi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Singh Negi wants to clinch up but Rogers keeps it at a distance.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
and Singh Negi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rogers darts in looking for a takedown but Singh Negi gets double underhooks and turns Rogers into the cage.
Singh Negi tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Singh Negi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Singh Negi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Singh Negi pinned against the cage. Singh Negi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Singh Negi moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh Negi tries to sprawl out of it but Rogers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh Negi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Singh Negi has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh Negi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the body.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Singh Negi scores with a knee to the head.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
Rogers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh Negi misses with a knee strike.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Singh Negi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Singh Negi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogers can't get the takedown.
Singh Negi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Singh Negi crunches a lovely knee into Rogers's ribcage.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Rogers in his tracks for a moment.
Singh Negi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogers won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Rogers in his tracks for a moment.
Rogers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Singh Negi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogers's face.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from Singh Negi.
Knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi scores a nice knee to the body.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rogers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Singh Negi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Rogers in his tracks for a moment.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kshitij Singh Negi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Singh Negi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kshitij Singh Negi!
Kshitij Singh Negi made sure to mention his sponsor, Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview.
The defeated Sam Rogers had this to say: 'Thanks a lot for the support everyone ! I will be back ... !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azar Qasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Ninja 2 OST - Truckin'. Qasi has chosen For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Azar Qasi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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166 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
24 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon dives in for a single leg takedown but Qasi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Qasi sizes up Boon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Qasi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Boon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Qasi scores with a jab to the head.
Boon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Qasi as he jumps to the side.
Boon gets the takedown into side control.
Qasi sneaks back into half guard.
Qasi tries to get to full guard but Boon has control of the leg.
Qasi is trying to control but can't.
Boon is working for a submission of some sort.
Boon 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boon seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi is looking for a sweep. Boon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Qasi is pressing down on Boon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boon won't allow Qasi to sweep him here.
Boon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Qasi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Qasi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Qasi!
Boon is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Qasi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boon is looking to get back to full guard here but Qasi has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boon is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Qasi trying to pass the guard but Boon defending well.
Qasi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boon looking for submissions off his back.
Qasi wants to free his trapped foot but Boon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Qasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boon sees it coming and defends easily.
Boon looking for a kimura from the bottom but Qasi passes into side control!
Qasi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Qasi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Boon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon regains half guard.
Boon tries to get to full guard but Qasi has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boon is just riding it out for now. Qasi eventually gives up the hold.
Qasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Qasi seems to be looking for submissions.
Qasi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boon defends it well.
Boon wants to get back to full 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.
Boon is in trouble now - Qasi has advanced to mount!
Qasi is trying to take his opponent's back.
Qasi is working for a guillotine from mount but Boon frees his head quite easily.
Boon is squirming around, avoiding Qasi's attempts to control the action.
Boon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Qasi moves into full mount! Boon won't be happy about that!
Boon is trying to escape the mount.
Boon is working hard here to advance position.
Boon avoids a series of strikes thrown by Qasi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Qasi defends well and Boon ends up having to push Qasi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Qasi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boon backs up against the cage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Qasi.
Qasi is looking to take a break and control but Boon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boon gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Qasi prevents Boon from getting the reversal.
Qasi has control of Boon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Boon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Qasi has hold of Boon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Boon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boon regains half guard.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
Qasi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Qasi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boon sees it coming and defends easily.
Boon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
Qasi is working for a kimura but Boon is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Qasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
Qasi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boon is just riding it out for now. Qasi eventually gives up the hold.
Qasi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Qasi wants to work for an arm triangle but Boon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boon looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is looking for a kimura but Boon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Qasi to get the leverage.
Boon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boon is defending against the submission attempts here by Qasi.
Qasi is looking to take a break and control but Boon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Qasi is looking for a kimura here.
Boon tries to roll over but Qasi keeps him under control.
Boon is defending against the submission attempts here by Qasi.
Qasi is working for a kimura but Boon is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Qasi uses his free foot to push down on Boon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boon.
Qasi fails to take his opponent's back.
Boon gets back to half guard.
Boon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Qasi defends well.
Boon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Qasi uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Qasi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boon gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boon fails with the takedown
and Qasi counters with a stiff right hand.
Azar Qasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boon dives in and grabs Qasi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Qasi pushes down on Boon's head and hops out.
Qasi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Qasi. Boon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Qasi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Qasi is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.
Boon looks for a takedown but Qasi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Boon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qasi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boon tries to sprawl but Qasi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boon is defending against the submission attempts here by Qasi.
Boon is looking to improve his position.
Qasi seems to be working for a kimura but Boon defends the submission attempt.
Boon gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Qasi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Qasi drops back looking for a leg! Boon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boon manages to kick Qasi off! Qasi jumps back into Boon's guard.
Qasi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Qasi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Qasi stands and throws Boon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boon sneaks back into half guard.
Boon looking for subs from the bottom but Qasi mounts him!
Kirk Boon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boon is trying to work for a sweep but Qasi has mounted him!
Qasi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Qasi has hold of Boon's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Boon manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Qasi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Azar Qasi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boon is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi looking to secure an arm triangle but Boon defends it well.
Boon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Qasi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Boon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Boon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Qasi wants to take a breather but Boon is having none of it.
Boon actively working from the bottom here.
Qasi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Qasi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qasi passes to side control.
Boon is looking to regain half guard here but Qasi keeps moving and retains side control.
Qasi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Qasi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Qasi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azar Qasi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azar Qasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Qasi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azar Qasi!
Our winner, Azar Qasi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arshnoor Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Hit 'Em Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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160 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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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
28 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arshnoor Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zlatko Zahovic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Zahovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh tries to sprawl out of it but Zahovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Singh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh lands a jab to the nose.
Zahovic with a poor takedown
and Singh counters with a stiff right hand.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Singh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Singh motions for Zahovic to come forward. Singh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Singh as he connects with a hook.
Arshnoor Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zahovic moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zahovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Singh to counter with a crisp jab.
Arshnoor Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatko Zahovic.
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Zahovic off balance momentarily.
Zahovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
Singh tests Zahovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zahovic.
Zahovic with the counter takedown but Singh avoids it easily.
Singh connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Zahovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zahovic on the side of the head.
Jab by Singh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh connects with an inside leg kick.
Singh scores with a sloppy right hand. Zahovic should have avoided that one.
Zahovic is rocked!
Singh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic shoots in but Singh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Singh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A cross from Singh lands.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Singh.
Singh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zahovic shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singh does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Singh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zahovic counters with a single leg into guard. Singh didn't expect that.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but Zahovic passes into half guard.
Zahovic is just content to waste time from the top position. Singh takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Zahovic from controlling successfully.
Zahovic working some strikes from top position.
Singh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zahovic.
Zahovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Zahovic is having none of it.
Zahovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh trying to control the position here.
Zahovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Zahovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zahovic wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
Zahovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zahovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zahovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zahovic darts in looking for a takedown but Singh gets double underhooks and turns Zahovic into the cage.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zahovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Singh lands a nice shot that snaps Zahovic's head back.
Zahovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zahovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zahovic thinking.
Arshnoor Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatko Zahovic.
Singh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zahovic on the side of the head.
Singh throws a good cross that connects.
Zahovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Singh here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zahovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Singh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zahovic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zahovic's sensitive parts.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zahovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Singh.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Zahovic has his takedown stuffed
and Singh counters with a nice leg kick.
Zahovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh swivels and escapes.
Singh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Singh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zahovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Singh scores with a leg kick.
Singh stuns Zahovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zahovic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Singh.
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zahovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Singh sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a leg kick.
Singh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arshnoor Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Zahovic fails to land the takedown.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Zahovic moves out of range easily.
Zahovic fails with the takedown
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zahovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh finish him?
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zahovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Zahovic is just out of range.
Zahovic drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Singh defends it well.
Singh lands a jab to Zahovic's midsection.
Singh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Singh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zahovic. That did some damage!
Zahovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
Zahovic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Singh defends well and Zahovic ends up having to push Singh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Singh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zahovic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zahovic trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
Zahovic throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Singh tries to stand but Zahovic is controlling from the bottom.
Singh wants to control from the top but Zahovic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Zahovic isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Singh stacks Zahovic on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Singh!
Zahovic has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Zahovic is trying to improve his position.
Singh wants to stand but Zahovic has his arm trapped.
Zahovic is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshnoor Singh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zahovic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zahovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Zahovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Singh defends it nicely.
Singh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arshnoor Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zlatko Zahovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zahovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zahovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Singh quickly recovers to half guard.
Singh pushes Zahovic off looking to stand but Zahovic dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is not content to let Zahovic control the position.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zahovic can do to turn this around?
Singh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zahovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zahovic's back!
Zahovic just trying to survive but Singh is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Good control from Singh.
Singh trying to control.
Singh has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Zahovic's body.
Singh controlling well, preventing Zahovic from escaping the position.
Arshnoor Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arshnoor Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Zahovic trying to get back to his feet but Singh is in full control for now.
Zahovic is trying to break free.
Singh has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Zahovic's body.
Singh gets his hands free as Zahovic looks to control.
Singh controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh continues to stall.
Singh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Zlatko Zahovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zahovic staying busy and making it hard for Singh to control.
You can see the frustration on Zahovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Zahovic manages to reverse the position and now he's in Singh's guard. Nice work there by Zahovic.
Zahovic trying to control but Singh is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh pulls Zahovic in close to prevent any damage.
Singh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zahovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zahovic is trying to control but Singh manages to pass to mount!
Singh prevents Zahovic from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arshnoor Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Singh 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshnoor Singh!
An out of breath Arshnoor Singh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fahad Al Qarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Dzczaskz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Qarni comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fahad Al Qarni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Omar Dzczaskz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Qarni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dzczaskz sprawls well initially but Al Qarni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dzczaskz pushes Al Qarni off and gets back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Al Qarni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dzczaskz cracks a nice hook into Al Qarni's ribs.
Al Qarni closes the distance but Dzczaskz moves to the side
and Dzczaskz counters with a stiff right hand.
Dzczaskz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni avoids the body shot from Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz lands a slapping body shot.
Al Qarni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dzczaskz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the strikes.
Dzczaskz slips under a jab from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dzczaskz takes a swing at Al Qarni's ribcage but misses.
Al Qarni seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dzczaskz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dzczaskz throws a leg kick but Al Qarni checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Al Qarni misses the target.
Al Qarni missing with a left hand there. Dzczaskz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dzczaskz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Al Qarni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dzczaskz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dzczaskz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dzczaskz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzczaskz throws a solid leg kick but Al Qarni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dzczaskz.
Al Qarni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dzczaskz.
Nice defenses there by Dzczaskz.
Al Qarni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dzczaskz swivels and escapes.
Dzczaskz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al Qarni's calf.
Dzczaskz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Qarni manages to avoid it.
Al Qarni misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Qarni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dzczaskz tries to land a leg kick but Al Qarni saw it coming and moves away.
Dzczaskz gets tackled into the cage by Al Qarni. Al Qarni maintains the clinch.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dzczaskz lands a right hand.
Al Qarni throws a head punch that misses.
Dzczaskz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dzczaskz misses with the head strike.
Dzczaskz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Qarni misses with some punches.
Al Qarni misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dzczaskz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dzczaskz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dzczaskz blocks a body shot from Al Qarni.
Dzczaskz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Qarni's elbow.
Dzczaskz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dzczaskz gets caught flat footed, as Al Qarni shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Al Qarni wants to pass the guard but Dzczaskz is keeping the position.
Dzczaskz is pulling down on Al Qarni's head to control his posture.
Dzczaskz keeping full guard, as Al Qarni tries to pass.
Al Qarni is working hard here to advance position.
Al Qarni passes Dzczaskz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Al Qarni is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dzczaskz sees it coming and defends easily.
Al Qarni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Al Qarni seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dzczaskz is holding on tight.
Al Qarni unloads with some shots from mount but Dzczaskz bucks and avoids them well.
Al Qarni is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dzczaskz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dzczaskz shrugs it off.
Dzczaskz tries to hold on but Al Qarni postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Al Qarni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dzczaskz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dzczaskz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dzczaskz wants to hold on but Al Qarni pushes him away.
Dzczaskz regains half guard.
Al Qarni is working for a kimura but Dzczaskz is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Omar Dzczaskz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Al Qarni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Al Qarni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Dzczaskz misses.
Dzczaskz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dzczaskz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Qarni.
Fahad Al Qarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Qarni misses with a wild combination.
Omar Dzczaskz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Qarni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dzczaskz moves away.
Al Qarni misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni is looking to clinch.
Al Qarni scores with a nice strike.
Al Qarni wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Al Qarni misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni looking to score a takedown here. Dzczaskz is defending well but Al Qarni drives through and ends up in Dzczaskz's guard.
Al Qarni drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dzczaskz manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Al Qarni has Dzczaskz in his guard.
Al Qarni working for submissions but it's allowed Dzczaskz to get to half guard.
Dzczaskz stalling.
Dzczaskz wants to stand up but Al Qarni is controlling the position.
Dzczaskz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Qarni regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dzczaskz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Al Qarni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Al Qarni closes the distance and clinches up with Dzczaskz, looking for a takedown. Al Qarni pushes Dzczaskz against the cage but Dzczaskz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dzczaskz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dzczaskz throws a chopping leg kick but Al Qarni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Qarni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dzczaskz.
Al Qarni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dzczaskz's waist but Dzczaskz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al Qarni off to one side.
Al Qarni throws a series of punches but Dzczaskz moves out of range.
Dzczaskz cracks a nice hook into Al Qarni's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni tries to move into range but Dzczaskz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Al Qarni misses with a looping right.
Dzczaskz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Al Qarni's head backwards.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dzczaskz. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters circling a little - Dzczaskz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Al Qarni moves away from the strike by Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz lands a jab.
Dzczaskz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Al Qarni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Dzczaskz. No joy for Al Qarni on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fahad Al Qarni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dzczaskz cracks the inside of Al Qarni's front leg.
Dzczaskz slips a straight right by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Qarni throws a hook but Dzczaskz blocks it.
A slow jab from Al Qarni misses its intended target.
Dzczaskz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Qarni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Al Qarni checks a leg kick.
Dzczaskz is looking to score with low kicks.
Dzczaskz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Qarni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Qarni avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dzczaskz slips a straight right by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni lands a head shot.
Al Qarni ducks under a wild hook from Dzczaskz.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Qarni misses the target.
Al Qarni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dzczaskz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Al Qarni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Al Qarni duly obliges.
Dzczaskz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
Dzczaskz thumps Al Qarni with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Al Qarni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Omar Dzczaskz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Al Qarni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Al Qarni 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.
Dzczaskz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Qarni misses with a straight right.
Dzczaskz with a nice cross.
Dzczaskz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dzczaskz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Al Qarni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Al Qarni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dzczaskz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Al Qarni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dzczaskz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Al Qarni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dzczaskz.
Al Qarni decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Qarni is trying to work for a kimura but Dzczaskz is defending well.
Al Qarni throwing shots but Dzczaskz is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dzczaskz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz keeping moving, preventing Al Qarni from controlling successfully.
Al Qarni wants to pass the guard but Dzczaskz is keeping the position.
Dzczaskz wants to stand up but Al Qarni is controlling him.
Al Qarni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Qarni thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dzczaskz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Qarni is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Al Qarni trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzczaskz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Omar Dzczaskz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Qarni blocks a leg kick.
Al Qarni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fahad Al Qarni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dzczaskz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Al Qarni moves away from the strike by Dzczaskz.
Al Qarni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dzczaskz slips under a jab from Al Qarni.
Dzczaskz misses the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni doesn't manage to clinch there - Dzczaskz circles away.
Al Qarni has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Al Qarni as the two fighters clinch.
Dzczaskz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzczaskz misses with some punches.
Dzczaskz tries a body shot but Al Qarni blocks it.
Al Qarni lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dzczaskz.
A left hand lands to the body for Al Qarni.
Al Qarni tries to throw a body punch but Dzczaskz avoids it by throwing Al Qarni back against the cage.
Al Qarni keeps control of Dzczaskz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Al Qarni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dzczaskz backwards.
Dzczaskz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dzczaskz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dzczaskz.
Dzczaskz swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Qarni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fahad Al Qarni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Al Qarni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Al Qarni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Al Qarni has a couple of punches blocked by Dzczaskz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzczaskz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Qarni.
Al Qarni blocks a body shot from Dzczaskz.
A head punch on the inside from Dzczaskz fails to land.
Al Qarni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dzczaskz tries to circle away but Al Qarni has him pinned against the cage.
Dzczaskz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni manages to break the clinch.
Al Qarni feints and as Dzczaskz raises his hands in defense, Al Qarni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dzczaskz keeping full guard, as Al Qarni tries to pass.
Dzczaskz wants to stand but Al Qarni is controlling the position.
Al Qarni pushes down on Dzczaskz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Al Qarni is keen to just control but Dzczaskz is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Qarni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Qarni catches Dzczaskz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Al Qarni checks a leg kick.
Dzczaskz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dzczaskz looks to throw the jab but Al Qarni is out of range.
Al Qarni cracks Dzczaskz with a good jab.
Al Qarni throws a right hand that misses
and Dzczaskz counters with a good low kick that Al Qarni was not able to check.
Al Qarni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dzczaskz just misses with a punch to the body.
Al Qarni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dzczaskz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Al Qarni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dzczaskz circles away quickly and effectively.
A countering left hand to the body from Dzczaskz misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni with a hook.
Al Qarni takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dzczaskz slips a jab and a cross from Al Qarni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dzczaskz misses with a jab to the body
enabling Al Qarni to counter with a crisp jab.
Dzczaskz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Al Qarni blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni throws the left hand but Dzczaskz avoids the punch easily.
Dzczaskz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dzczaskz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Qarni.
Al Qarni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Qarni bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dzczaskz is looking for a sweep.
Al Qarni wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dzczaskz, who protects the arm well.
Dzczaskz wants to control but Al Qarni postures up.
Al Qarni goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dzczaskz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Al Qarni's guard! Nice work there by Dzczaskz!
Dzczaskz wants to stand but Al Qarni has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Al Qarni wants to sweep but no luck.
Dzczaskz wants to stand but Al Qarni has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dzczaskz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Al Qarni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dzczaskz is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni is looking for a triangle but Dzczaskz pushes his legs off easily.
Dzczaskz is looking to stand up but Al Qarni won't let him.
Al Qarni looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Al Qarni is looking for a triangle but Dzczaskz pushes his legs off easily.
Al Qarni is controlling Dzczaskz's posture.
Fahad Al Qarni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Qarni controls Dzczaskz momentarily but Dzczaskz frees himself.
Al Qarni looking for a guillotine here but Dzczaskz defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dzczaskz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Al Qarni closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dzczaskz did well to prevent Al Qarni getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Qarni is thwarting Dzczaskz's attempts to control the position.
Dzczaskz is looking to improve his position.
Al Qarni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Al Qarni is looking to take a break and control but Dzczaskz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fahad Al Qarni had his way with Omar Dzczaskz in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dzczaskz. Al Qarni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Qarni has a takedown stuffed.
Dzczaskz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Al Qarni looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Al Qarni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dzczaskz looking to control.
Al Qarni tries to free his leg and advance position but Dzczaskz is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Qarni trying to control the position from guard on top but Dzczaskz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Qarni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dzczaskz is keeping the position for now.
Al Qarni wants to control from the top but Dzczaskz keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Al Qarni checks a leg kick.
Al Qarni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Al Qarni shoots in and drives through. Dzczaskz sprawls well.
Al Qarni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Al Qarni - just one landing.
Dzczaskz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dzczaskz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dzczaskz scores with a leg kick.
Al Qarni shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fahad Al Qarni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Qarni lands with a straight right. Dzczaskz didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzczaskz slips under a jab from Al Qarni.
Dzczaskz throws a shot to the body.
Al Qarni looks to land a right hand but Dzczaskz moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dzczaskz! But no joy.
A slow jab from Al Qarni misses its intended target.
Dzczaskz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Al Qarni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Qarni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Qarni is looking to clinch but Dzczaskz is avoiding it.
Al Qarni misses the jab.
Al Qarni dips to his left and cracks Dzczaskz with an uppercut!
A left lands for Dzczaskz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dzczaskz.
Al Qarni tries to clinch up but Dzczaskz circles away and keeps his distance.
Dzczaskz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dzczaskz tries to work over Al Qarni's front leg with a kick but Al Qarni checks it.
Dzczaskz tests Al Qarni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Qarni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dzczaskz wants to control but Al Qarni is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dzczaskz is looking to escape.
Dzczaskz is looking for a sweep. Al Qarni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Al Qarni trying to pass the guard but Dzczaskz defending well.
Dzczaskz is looking for a sweep. Al Qarni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dzczaskz is looking to escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Al Qarni content to control rather than advance.
Al Qarni is looking to take a break and control but Dzczaskz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Al Qarni moves out of range of the leg kick from Dzczaskz.
Al Qarni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dzczaskz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dzczaskz stops Al Qarni from passing to mount.
Dzczaskz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dzczaskz wants to stand up but Al Qarni is controlling the position.
Al Qarni trying to hold on to Dzczaskz's head to control him but Dzczaskz postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Omar Dzczaskz.
I think Dzczaskz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 47:48
Judge George Francis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Omar Dzczaskz!
Omar Dzczaskz is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Omar Dzczaskz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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