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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Egor Sviridov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sviridov comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Egor Sviridov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Egor Sviridov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Slater!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sviridov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sviridov somewhat.
Slater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sviridov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sviridov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Slater avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Slater misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Sviridov.
Slater cracks Sviridov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Slater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sviridov.
Slater lands a nice shot that snaps Sviridov's head back.
Slater scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slater swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slater lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slater cracks Sviridov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Slater has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sviridov to stand back up!
Sviridov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sviridov fails with the takedown
and Slater counters with a huge left! Sviridov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Slater isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sviridov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Slater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Slater!
In defeat, Egor Sviridov stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better man tonight, but ill be back.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Krakow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sampson Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Krakow!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shain lands with a right hand.
Shain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krakow's head.
Krakow fails with the takedown.
Krakow throws a combination that misses
and Shain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Shain coming out on top.
Shain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krakow forces Shain back against the cage and clinches.
Shain lands a hook that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Shain.
Shain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krakow.
Shain works on Krakow's body with a couple of short punches.
Shain misses with an elbow strike.
Krakow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Krakow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Shain.
It looks like Thomas Krakow has been cut.
Shain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krakow tries to score a body lock takedown but Shain shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sampson Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Krakow.
A short right from Shain.
Krakow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Shain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shain lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Shain.
A short right from Shain.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shain.
Krakow looks winded!
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!
Shain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shain pushes Krakow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Shain.
Shain lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krakow avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Shain - that landed with a thud.
Krakow is looking to break free of the clinch but Shain has double underhooks.
Shain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Krakow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shain cracks Krakow with a nice body shot.
A short left from Shain.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Shain.
Shain scores with a shoulder strike.
Shain digs a right hand into Krakow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krakow's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krakow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shain digs a right hand underneath Krakow's ribcage. Krakow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krakow is defending well for now.
Krakow takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Shain.
Shain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krakow is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Shain.
Krakow is still on wobbly legs! Can Shain finish him?
Shain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krakow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krakow managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
Krakow seems to have recovered his senses.
Krakow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krakow avoids it.
Shain scores with a shoulder strike.
Shain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Shain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Shain on the inside.
A short right from Shain on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain is leaning against Krakow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krakow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shain lands an uppercut.
Shain lands a nice uppercut.
Shain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shain.
A hook to the body from Shain.
Shain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krakow is defending well for now.
Shain lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Thomas Krakow's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Shain.
Krakow avoiding damage as Shain throws knees to the body.
Krakow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Krakow managing to block the knees to the body from Shain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sampson Shain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Krakow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shain thuds a left hand into Krakow's body.
Krakow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shain cracks Krakow with an open hand slap.
Shain lands a jab.
Shain lands an overhand right.
Shain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krakow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krakow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shain finds it's way round the side to connect with Krakow's head.
Krakow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shain counters with a nice body shot.
Shain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Shain has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakow misses with a double jab
and Krakow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas Krakow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Shain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain throws a body kick that misses.
Shain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shain scores with a nice strike.
Shain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Shain catches Krakow right on the button with a cross.
Shain clinches with his opponent.
Shain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Thomas Krakow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shain lands a nice shot to the body.
Krakow is breathing heavily.
Krakow is looking to control Shain's arms but Shain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krakow has his back to the cage.
Shain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shain lands a left hand.
Shain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krakow can do to turn this around?
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!
Shain landing knees to the body.
Shain drops Krakow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Krakow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shain digs a right hand into Krakow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krakow's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain tries a knee to the head but Krakow blocks it.
Shain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shain works on Krakow's body with a couple of short punches.
Shain is working Krakow over against the cage.
Shain drops Krakow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Krakow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Shain lands an elbow inside that Krakow shrugs off.
Shain pushes Krakow against the cage. Shain is working some dirty boxing. Shain pushes off with a quick right hook! Krakow goes down! Krakow tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Shain moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sampson Shain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Irek Ismagilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Bispin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kamil Bispin enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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180 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irek Ismagilov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamil Bispin!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ismagilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bispin clinches with his opponent.
Ismagilov tries for a takedown but Bispin manages to get underhooks.
Ismagilov is trying to maintain a safe position but Bispin gets an underhook and turns Ismagilov into the cage.
Ismagilov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ismagilov misses with the head strike.
Ismagilov is stalling here.
Bispin can't find room to land a body shot as Ismagilov controls the action.
Ismagilov is struggling to control the position.
Ismagilov lands a left hand.
Ismagilov breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Bispin does no damage.
Ismagilov lands a nice hook to Bispin's body. Bispin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bispin throws a body kick that misses.
Ismagilov tries to bum rush Bispin with a series of wild strikes but Bispin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bispin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ismagilov blocks it well.
Ismagilov swings for the body but Bispin moves out of range.
Ismagilov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismagilov punishes Bispin's body with a nice straight punch.
Bispin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Irek Ismagilov has been cut.
Ismagilov throws an overhand right that lands on Bispin's shoulder, as Bispin tries to avoid the shot.
Bispin instigates a clinch.
Ismagilov can't find room to land a body shot as Bispin controls the action.
Ismagilov trying to control the position but instead, Bispin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ismagilov into the cage.
Ismagilov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bispin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bispin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ismagilov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ismagilov lands a shot to the body.
Bispin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ismagilov misses with a body punch.
Bispin blocks a body shot from Ismagilov.
Ismagilov misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispin blocks an uppercut.
Ismagilov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bispin avoids a wild elbow strike from Ismagilov.
A short right from Bispin.
Bispin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ismagilov.
Bispin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bispin slips under a jab from Ismagilov.
Bispin tries to clinch up.
Ismagilov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ismagilov missing with a left hand there. Bispin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bispin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ismagilov momentarily.
Bispin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bispin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bispin avoids the body shot from Ismagilov.
Ismagilov throws an off balance right hand
and Ismagilov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bispin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ismagilov.
Ismagilov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispin has closed the distance and engaged Ismagilov in a clinch.
Bispin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ismagilov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bispin lands a left hand.
Bispin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ismagilov missing with a left hand there. Bispin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Bispin responds with a good body kick, but Ismagilov manages to step out the way in time.
Bispin moves into the clinch.
Bispin looking to slow down the pace here.
Ismagilov working aggressively here.
Bispin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ismagilov backwards.
Bispin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ismagilov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Irek Ismagilov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Bispin.
Ismagilov manages to break the clinch.
Ismagilov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bispin.
Bispin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bispin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ismagilov feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ismagilov throws an overhand right that lands on Bispin's shoulder, as Bispin tries to avoid the shot.
Ismagilov throws a shot to the body.
Bispin throws a combination. Ismagilov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Ismagilov misses with a body shot
and Bispin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ismagilov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bispin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bispin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ismagilov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ismagilov takes a swing at Bispin's ribcage but misses.
Bispin closes the distance and clinches.
Ismagilov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ismagilov lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Bispin to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bispin breaks from the clinch.
Ismagilov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ismagilov is looking for a counter combo.
Bispin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kamil Bispin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irek Ismagilov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ismagilov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ismagilov is looking to wear down Bispin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ismagilov misses with an uppercut.
Ismagilov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bispin sprawls well initially but Ismagilov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ismagilov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ismagilov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ismagilov prevents Bispin from standing back up.
Bispin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ismagilov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ismagilov trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bispin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bispin wants to get back to his feet.
Bispin has hold of Ismagilov's hands but Ismagilov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ismagilov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bispin taking some punishment here, with Ismagilov in his half guard.
Ismagilov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice strikes from Ismagilov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ismagilov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ismagilov slips a nice elbow through Bispin's hands, connecting with Bispin's forehead.
Bispin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ismagilov is working away from the top position though.
Ismagilov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ismagilov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ismagilov working the head and body with strikes.
Bispin is trying to stand.
Ismagilov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ismagilov lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Bispin! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ismagilov jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irek Ismagilov!
A less than humble Irek Ismagilov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Negreiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edvard Grieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grieg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In the Hall of the Mountain King kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Edvard Grieg enters the cage!
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172 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Negreiros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreiros throws a hook but Grieg blocks it.
Grieg feints the counter takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grieg. That's going to slow Negreiros down.
Grieg throws a body kick that misses.
Grieg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Negreiros connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Negreiros misses its intended target.
Negreiros feints a jab promting Grieg to slip. Negreiros then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grieg slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grieg scoring well with a low kick there.
Negreiros throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grieg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Negreiros won't be happy with that.
We've been hearing good reports from Negreiros's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negreiros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grieg landing strikes.
Negreiros tries to bench press Grieg off him but Grieg keeps the position.
Negreiros is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grieg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Grieg.
Grieg passes to full mount!
Negreiros tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Negreiros on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Negreiros tries to get out of the position.
Negreiros is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Negreiros is bucking up trying to escape but Grieg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grieg landing strikes from the mount and Negreiros is in trouble!
Negreiros is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negreiros in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grieg unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Negreiros wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Grieg celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
Our winner, Edvard Grieg, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joost Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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216 lbs
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206 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert MacIntyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacIntyre.
Van Buren connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Buren lands a jab.
MacIntyre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Buren.
MacIntyre tries to work over Van Buren's front leg with a kick but Van Buren checks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Buren.
Robert MacIntyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren lands a right hook to the body.
MacIntyre misses with a head kick.
Van Buren scores with a sloppy right hand. MacIntyre should have avoided that one.
Van Buren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Buren scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Buren misses with a wild combination.
MacIntyre half committed to a counter leg kick.
MacIntyre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacIntyre.
MacIntyre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a low kick but MacIntyre avoids it.
MacIntyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Buren throws a right hand that misses
and MacIntyre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
MacIntyre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Buren.
Van Buren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MacIntyre. That one must have hurt.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacIntyre moves away.
Van Buren blocks the body kick.
MacIntyre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Buren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Van Buren was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Buren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacIntyre moves out of range of the strikes.
MacIntyre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a leg kick but MacIntyre moved away.
A head kick from MacIntyre lands but Van Buren takes it in his stride.
Van Buren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It appears MacIntyre was looking to counter with a kick there.
MacIntyre moves out of range as Van Buren throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacIntyre dodges the punch combination from Van Buren.
It appears MacIntyre was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre misses with a straight left.
Crunch! MacIntyre slams his shin into Van Buren's torso.
Van Buren blocks a jab.
MacIntyre lands a head kick!
Van Buren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacIntyre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Burens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Buren throws a leg kick but MacIntyre sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacIntyre fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Buren just manages to avoid it.
Van Buren misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by MacIntyre.
Van Buren avoids the head kick by MacIntyre.
We've been told by MacIntyre's head coaches at Urban Achievers that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacIntyre.
MacIntyre throws a body kick that misses
and Van Buren counters with a body kick that stops MacIntyre in his tracks momentarily.
MacIntyre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Buren takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Buren tries to work over MacIntyre's front leg with a kick but MacIntyre checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre misses with a straight right.
MacIntyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Buren blocks the body kick.
MacIntyre misses with a kick to the body.
Van Buren checks a leg kick nicely.
MacIntyre throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
MacIntyre looks to land a body kick but Van Buren moved away.
Van Buren throws a wild body kick that MacIntyre sees coming a mile off.
MacIntyre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
MacIntyre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Buren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacIntyre doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Buren throws a nice looking combination but MacIntyre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Buren moves out of range of the body kick from MacIntyre.
A shot to the liver by Van Buren. Beautiful body shot.
MacIntyre throws a right hand that misses
and Van Buren counters with a stiff right hand.
MacIntyre misses with a wild body shot.
MacIntyre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Buren.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren feints and then cracks MacIntyre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacIntyre down.
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!
MacIntyre throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Buren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacIntyre scores with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Van Buren.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacIntyre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Buren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Buren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacIntyre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Buren has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Buren and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Buren looks to land a combination but MacIntyre avoids it well.
Van Buren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from MacIntyre misses
and Van Buren makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
MacIntyre blocks a head kick by Van Buren.
MacIntyre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Buren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
MacIntyre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
MacIntyre misses with an uppercut
and Van Buren counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A thudding body kick lands there by MacIntyre!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Buren attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
MacIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Buren throws a lazy right hand but MacIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacIntyre wants to land a leg kick but Van Buren is out of range.
Van Buren throws a hook but MacIntyre blocks it.
MacIntyre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Buren's head backwards.
MacIntyre walks into a stiff left hand from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a front kick that sends MacIntyre stumbling back into the cage.
MacIntyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Van Buren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
MacIntyre is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacIntyre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacIntyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
MacIntyre misses with a head kick.
Van Buren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
MacIntyre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Buren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Buren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacIntyre tries to land a front kick but Van Buren steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Buren.
MacIntyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren defending well as MacIntyre loads up on a big left hand.
MacIntyre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacIntyre throws a front kick that sends Van Buren stumbling back into the cage.
Van Buren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacIntyre. That did some damage!
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Buren motions for MacIntyre to come forward. Van Buren throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacIntyre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Buren scores with a nice head shot.
MacIntyre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. MacIntyre will feel that in the morning.
Van Buren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on MacIntyre. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacIntyre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Buren connects with the punch.
Van Buren misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
MacIntyre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacIntyre looks for the body kick but Van Buren saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Van Buren on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Buren on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Joost Van Buren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Buren takes a swing at MacIntyre's ribcage but misses.
MacIntyre throws a head kick but Van Buren moves out of range.
MacIntyre will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MacIntyre with a hook.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by MacIntyre.
Van Buren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacIntyre slips under a jab.
Van Buren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Buren misses the target.
Van Buren thumps MacIntyre with a low kick.
MacIntyre moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Buren throws out a powerful jab.
MacIntyre avoids the body shot from Van Buren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacIntyre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for MacIntyre.
Van Buren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacIntyre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MacIntyre looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Buren moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
MacIntyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacIntyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Buren moves forwards but MacIntyre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Buren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
MacIntyre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Buren throws out the jab.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Van Buren lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacIntyre doesn't seem phased though.
MacIntyre misses with a leg kick.
MacIntyre blocks a jab.
MacIntyre throws a head kick but Van Buren moves out of range.
MacIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Buren! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by MacIntyre.
Van Buren is clearly trying to counter these attacks from MacIntyre with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacIntyre throws a body kick that misses
and Van Buren counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Buren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Buren misses with a looping left.
Van Buren misses with a double jab.
MacIntyre throws a lazy right hand but Van Buren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacIntyre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by MacIntyre.
Van Buren lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Buren throws a right hand that MacIntyre ducks under and follows up with a left that MacIntyre also avoids with ease.
MacIntyre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Buren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacIntyre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacIntyre throwing a counter right hand but Van Buren manages to avoid it.
Van Buren misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Van Buren lands with a hook. MacIntyre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut. MacIntyre saw that one coming.
MacIntyre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Buren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Buren has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
MacIntyre throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Buren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacIntyre is looking to chop away at Van Buren's legs.
MacIntyre looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
MacIntyre throws a head kick that misses.
Van Buren checks a leg kick nicely.
MacIntyre moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Buren thuds a left hand into MacIntyre's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacIntyre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Buren on the side of the head.
Van Buren connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Buren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacIntyre moves forwards but Van Buren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren scores with a head kick. MacIntyre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but MacIntyre is just out of range.
MacIntyre misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacIntyre ducks under a wild hook from Van Buren.
Van Buren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Buren lands with a good body shot.
MacIntyre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
MacIntyre throws a sloppy head kick and Van Buren moves out of range easily.
Van Buren blocks a head kick by MacIntyre.
MacIntyre throws a body punch but Van Buren moves out of range.
MacIntyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Buren.
MacIntyre scores with a body shot.
Van Buren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacIntyre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacIntyre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Buren has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Buren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Robert MacIntyre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Van Buren blocks the low kick.
Van Buren lands a leg kick that knocks MacIntyre off balance momentarily.
Van Buren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacIntyre. MacIntyre obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as MacIntyre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacIntyre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Buren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacIntyre on the side of the head.
MacIntyre's corner calls for a 1-2. MacIntyre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
MacIntyre lands a head kick. Van Buren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Buren throws out a loose jab but MacIntyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacIntyre lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from MacIntyre misses
and MacIntyre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacIntyre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Buren.
MacIntyre checks a low kick from Van Buren.
MacIntyre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren takes one to the side of the head.
Van Buren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacIntyre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Buren circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Van Buren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Buren.
MacIntyre throws a leg kick but Van Buren checks it.
MacIntyre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Buren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Buren takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
MacIntyre lands with a slapping head kick.
MacIntyre lands a nice looking body kick.
MacIntyre fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Buren in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacIntyre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Buren.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Buren.
MacIntyre tries to work over Van Buren's front leg with a kick but Van Buren checks it.
MacIntyre misses with a body kick.
Van Buren throws out a counter right but MacIntyre avoids it with no problem.
Van Buren checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacIntyres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from MacIntyre is predictable there
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Van Buren blocks the low kick.
MacIntyre tries to land a body kick
and Van Buren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Buren scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Buren lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Buren lands a two punch combo.
Van Buren takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Buren pivots, looking for a leg kick but MacIntyre is out of range and Van Buren settles back down.
Van Buren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed MacIntyre momentarily.
MacIntyre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Buren.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Buren avoids the body shot from MacIntyre.
MacIntyre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joost Van Buren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Buren throws a shot from downtown. MacIntyre moves away and avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joost Van Buren.
Well Van Buren 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsing Tsing Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Goose has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsing Tsing Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Goose !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan scores with a jab to the body.
Goose throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Goose .
Khan misses with a hook.
Goose doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khan lands a jab to Goose 's midsection.
Tsing Tsing Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goose .
Khan jabs at Goose 's body.
Goose moves out of range of the strikes.
Goose tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan jabs Goose to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goose .
Khan throws out a loose jab but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goose pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khan back to the cage. Goose follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Tsing Tsing Khan has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Goose .
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Goose sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Goose ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Goose slips a jab from Khan.
Goose tries to move into range but Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goose punishes Khan's body with a nice straight punch.
Khan throws a hook but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose throws out a counter right but Khan avoids it with no problem.
Khan scores with a jab.
Khan throws the left hand but Goose avoids the punch easily.
Goose misses with a right hand
and Khan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khan misses with a straight right.
Khan digs a good hook to Goose 's body.
Khan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goose lunges at Khan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Khan's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goose was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goose .
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Goose has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Khan misses with a lunging right hand
and Goose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goose throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Goose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan misses with the combination.
Goose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Khan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khan.
Goose wants to clinch but Khan slips to the side
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan cracks Goose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goose misses with a looping right.
Khan connects with the punch.
Khan swinging wildly here.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan scores with the left hand. Goose knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan throws an off balance right hand
and Goose counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Goose lands a really nice looking cross but Khan seems unphased.
Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is getting worse.
Goose doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goose fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khan on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Goose rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Goose lands a shot to the body.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Goose gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goose misses with some punches.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Goose lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khan lands an uppercut.
Goose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goose working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goose working aggressively here.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsing Tsing Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsing Tsing Khan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goose throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goose was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Goose cracks a nice hook into Khan's ribs.
Goose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tsing Tsing Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goose can do to turn this around?
Goose walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan misses with an uppercut
and Goose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goose paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khan throws a jab when Goose was well out of range.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goose .
Khan lands a nice shot that snaps Goose 's head back.
Khan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goose on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goose drives through and clinches with Khan against the cage.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Goose avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khan pushes Goose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goose tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Goose back against the cage.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Goose avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Khan tries to work over Goose 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goose .
A short right from Goose .
Goose tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goose .
Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Goose misses with some punches.
Khan lands with a right to the head.
Goose has Khan pressed against the cage.
A short right from Goose .
Khan works on Goose 's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Goose .
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goose backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goose .
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Goose .
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Goose has double underhooks.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.
Goose tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Goose back against the cage.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goose struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
Goose struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Goose .
Goose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Goose prevents a body shot from Khan.
Goose can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Goose 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Kyle Goose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goose lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khan tries a body shot but Goose blocks it.
Goose effectively controlling the action here.
Khan misses with some punches.
Goose swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goose scores with a shoulder strike.
Jeez, Tsing Tsing Khan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A right handed body shot lands from Goose .
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Goose .
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Goose blocks a body shot from Khan.
Goose blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tsing Tsing Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tsing Tsing Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Goose scores with a jab to the head.
Goose moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khan swings for the body but Goose moves out of range.
Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goose displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khan throws out the jab.
Khan cracks Goose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Goose .
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goose is looking to clinch.
Goose misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goose misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose closes the distance and clinches.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goose tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goose throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Goose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Goose struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Goose lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goose .
Khan struggles to land a body shot inside as Goose controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goose fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Goose fails to land.
Goose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goose working aggressively here.
Kyle Goose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings wildly with an uppercut but Goose uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Goose .
Khan throws a head punch that misses.
Goose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan working aggressively here.
Goose lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tsing Tsing Khan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyle Goose !
During a confident post fight interview, Kyle Goose thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Kass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big Kass!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurmagomedov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kass. That did some damage!
Kass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nurmagomedov connects with an inside leg kick.
Kass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kass throws the left hand but Nurmagomedov avoids the punch easily.
Nurmagomedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kass takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big right from Kass misses.
Kass throws a shot from downtown. Nurmagomedov moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Nurmagomedov misses.
Nurmagomedov connects with a crisp jab.
Kass tries to clinch up.
It looked like Nurmagomedov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Kass throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmagomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kass moves to clinch but Nurmagomedov breaks away
and Nurmagomedov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nurmagomedov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kass there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kass clinches with his opponent.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Kass looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurmagomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Kass lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kass misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Kass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Kass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Nurmagomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov tries to throw a body punch but Kass avoids it by throwing Nurmagomedov back against the cage.
Nurmagomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kass fails to land.
Nurmagomedov gets through Kass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nurmagomedov - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with some punches.
Kass misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kass tries a body shot but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Nurmagomedov.
Kass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Nurmagomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Kass scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nurmagomedov as the two fighters clinch.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kass struggles to land a body shot inside as Nurmagomedov controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nurmagomedov.
Kass misses with a punch on the inside.
Kass misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nurmagomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov presses Kass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov tries a body shot but Kass blocks it.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nurmagomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Kass controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khabib Nurmagomedov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nurmagomedov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kass misses with an uppercut
and Nurmagomedov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nurmagomedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kass throws a hook but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Kass slips under a jab.
Kass is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nurmagomedov with a body shot.
Kass pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nurmagomedov back to the cage. Kass follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kass throws a jab but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov scores with a jab to the head.
Nurmagomedov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kass drives through and clinches with Nurmagomedov against the cage.
Kass lands a hook that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
It looks like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Kass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Kass prevents a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
A short uppercut from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with some punches.
Kass can't find room to land a body shot as Nurmagomedov controls the action.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kasss head.
Nurmagomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands with a left to the head.
Kass blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Kass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmagomedov fails to land.
Nurmagomedov lands an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kass blocks an uppercut.
Kass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nurmagomedov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.
Kass digs a right hand underneath Nurmagomedov's ribcage. Nurmagomedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kass misses with some punches.
Kass pushes Nurmagomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kass tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov pushes Kass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
Kass throws a punch but it's blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kass's elbow.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
A right hand to the body from Kass.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kass can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov tries a body shot but Kass blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Nurmagomedov fails to land.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Nurmagomedov lands a body shot.
Kass misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shot to the side of Kass's head.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nurmagomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Kass.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nurmagomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kass controls his hands.
Nurmagomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nurmagomedov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Khabib Nurmagomedov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kass 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.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right hand.
Kass throws a right and a left that Nurmagomedov avoids nicely.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook
and Kass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khabib Nurmagomedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nurmagomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nurmagomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nurmagomedov slips under a jab from Kass.
Nurmagomedov misses with a leg kick
and Kass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov rushes Kass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand.
Nurmagomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Nurmagomedov tries to work over Kass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Kass.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
Kass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nurmagomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kass has a couple of punches blocked by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
Kass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nurmagomedov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurmagomedov.
Kass tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Kass back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kass.
Nurmagomedov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nurmagomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kass lands a nice uppercut.
Kass misses with a body punch.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass misses with a body punch.
Nurmagomedov pushes Kass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kass pushes Nurmagomedov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kass tries to throw a body punch but Nurmagomedov avoids it by throwing Kass back against the cage.
Kass lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kass.
Nurmagomedov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
Kass misses with some punches.
Kass working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Kass - that landed with a thud.
Nurmagomedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kass blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kass backwards.
Nurmagomedov lands a left hand.
Nurmagomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nurmagomedov misses with the head strike.
Kass misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kass tries to work over Nurmagomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nurmagomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kass throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nurmagomedov.
Kass is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nurmagomedov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kass is still on wobbly legs! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Kass misses with the head strike.
Nurmagomedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nurmagomedov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kass.
Kass misses with some punches.
Nurmagomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Nurmagomedov lands with a right to the head.
Kass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kass blocking some punches.
Big Kass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nurmagomedov digs a right hand underneath Kass's ribcage. Kass let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nurmagomedov.
Kass tries a body shot but Nurmagomedov blocks it.
Nurmagomedov misses with a body punch.
A short left from Nurmagomedov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kass.
Kass swings wildly with an uppercut but Nurmagomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov pushes Kass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kass blocks a body shot from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov dips a shoulder and cracks Kass with a mighty uppercut! Kass falls back against the cage and Nurmagomedov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kass is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nurmagomedov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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pop
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