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GAMMA#832 Boagrius v Grabber PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BM Websphere (ranked 387 p4p, 906 weight class) and DeShawn Jackson (ranked 50 p4p, 107 weight class). Jackson has chosen Green Card as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27 - 20 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BM Websphere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 3, fighting out of New York, DeShawn Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lunges at Websphere with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Websphere's hand.
Websphere dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Websphere.
Websphere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Websphere 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.
Websphere really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Websphere counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson dives in for a single leg takedown but Websphere sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Websphere with the inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Websphere misses its intended target.
Jackson lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Websphere moves away and avoids it.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Websphere is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick from Websphere, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jackson scores with a jab. Websphere acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson throws an off balance right hand
and Websphere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Websphere tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Websphere at a distance.
Jackson takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Jackson catches Websphere right on the button with a cross.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Websphere counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Websphere throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Jackson misses.
Websphere throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Websphere is out of range.
BM Websphere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Websphere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Websphere throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Websphere scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson moves out of range as Websphere throws a body kick.
Jackson takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Websphere is looking to counter punch.
Websphere tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Websphere throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Websphere as Jackson shoots in.
BM Websphere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeShawn Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab when Websphere was well out of range.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jackson.
Websphere misses with the combination.
Websphere scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Websphere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson jabs Websphere right on the nose. Websphere blinks but takes it well.
Websphere moves into the clinch successfully.
Websphere with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Websphere gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've been informed that Jackson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short left from Websphere.
Websphere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Websphere.
Websphere lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Websphere fails to land.
Websphere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Websphere misses the target.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Websphere moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Websphere.
Jackson works Websphere's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Websphere 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
Websphere tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Websphere counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Websphere just misses with a punch to the body.
Websphere misses with a body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Websphere throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Websphere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BM Websphere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Websphere misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a one-two to the body.
Websphere throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Websphere throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
DeShawn Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Websphere bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Websphere to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Websphere cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Websphere slips a straight right by Jackson.
Websphere was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Websphere on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Websphere takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Websphere throwing a counter right hand but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Websphere with the inside leg kick.
Websphere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Websphere displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Websphere appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Websphere.
Jackson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Websphere takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Websphere has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Websphere's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Websphere manages to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Websphere here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Websphere moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Websphere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Websphere breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Websphere.
Jackson throws the left hand but Websphere avoids the punch easily.
Websphere misses with an uppercut.
Websphere misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Websphere is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Websphere jabs at Jackson's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Websphere momentarily.
Websphere drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson shoots and misses
and Websphere counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
BM Websphere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeShawn Jackson.
Websphere wants to clinch.
Websphere throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Websphere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Websphere is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Websphere counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Websphere misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Websphere just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson throws a hook but Websphere blocks it.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Websphere moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Websphere connects with a leg kick.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Websphere.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Websphere is looking to counter punch.
Websphere scores with a jab to the head.
Websphere scores with a decent looking hook.
Websphere walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Websphere lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 BM Websphere will probably get the nod.
That's time! Websphere's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Websphere lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson throws a hook but Websphere blocks it.
Websphere tried to counter with a leg kick but Jackson avoided it.
Websphere is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Websphere misses.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Websphere stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Websphere off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Websphere uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Websphere uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWebsphere.
Websphere connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Websphere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jackson throws a hook but Websphere blocks it.
It looked like Websphere wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Websphere lands a nice shot to the body.
Websphere looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Websphere sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Websphere avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Websphere tries a head kick but it misses.
Websphere throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Websphere throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Websphere.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Websphere counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
Websphere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Websphere swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Websphere backing up. Websphere nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson misses the body punch
and Websphere counters with a straight right hand.
DeShawn Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Websphere walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Websphere saw that one coming.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Websphere moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Websphere throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Websphere with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Websphere moves into range and connects with a jab.
BM Websphere is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Some wild striking there from Websphere.
Websphere connects with a body shot.
Websphere shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jackson throws a body punch but Websphere moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson misses with a hook. Websphere ducked under it nicely.
Websphere checks the leg kick nicely there.
Websphere ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Websphere counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
BM Websphere is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Websphere checks it
and Websphere counters with a nice leg kick.
Websphere connects with an inside leg kick.
Websphere fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Websphere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Websphere with a nice calf kick.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Websphere counters with a stiff right hand.
Websphere keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Websphere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to BM Websphere.
Well Websphere 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BM Websphere!
A victorious BM Websphere thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
DeShawn Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'Ay Caramba.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 811 p4p, 746 weight class) and Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 106 p4p, 101 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinytsyn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sinytsyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuznetsov.
Sinytsyn throws a head punch that misses.
Kuznetsov can't break the clinch.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuznetsov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinytsyn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinytsyn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuznetsov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sinytsyn forces Kuznetsov back against the cage and clinches.
Kuznetsov managing to block the knees to the body from Sinytsyn.
Our sources have told us that Sinytsyn has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuznetsov breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sinytsyn, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn lands with a kick to the temple. Kuznetsov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 Kuznetsov is rocked!
Sinytsyn lands a leg kick that knocks Kuznetsov off balance momentarily.
Kuznetsov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sinytsyn finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a solid leg kick but Kuznetsov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
Kuznetsov seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
Sinytsyn throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Sinytsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Sinytsyn throws a body kick that misses
and Kuznetsov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Sinytsyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kuznetsov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Sinytsyn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sinytsyn 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.
Sinytsyn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kuznetsov will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinytsyn misses with a straight right.
Sinytsyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sinytsyn dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuznetsov 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.
Sinytsyn slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinytsyn cracks Kuznetsov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sinytsyn jabs Kuznetsov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
As Kuznetsov looks to move away, Sinytsyn throws a big counter combo but Kuznetsov just gets out of the way.
Sinytsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sinytsyn throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov avoids them all with ease.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Sinytsyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Sinytsyn also avoids with ease.
Sinytsyn lands with an overhand left.
Sinytsyn stuns Kuznetsov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sinytsyn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
Sinytsyn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sinytsyn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn blocks a jab.
Sinytsyn throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Sinytsyn avoids a kick to the body.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinytsyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
Kuznetsov looks to land a left hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov wants to land a leg kick but Sinytsyn is out of range.
Sinytsyn moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuznetsov with the inside leg kick.
Sinytsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sinytsyn lands with an uppercut that bounces Kuznetsov off the cage and back into range.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to Sinytsyn's midsection.
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch
and Sinytsyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range and Sinytsyn settles back down.
Kuznetsov gets tackled into the cage by Sinytsyn. Sinytsyn maintains the clinch.
Sinytsyn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kuznetsov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinytsyns head.
Kuznetsov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sinytsyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuznetsov's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sinytsyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov walks into a straight right hand from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice leg kick.
Sinytsyn 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.
Sinytsyn lands with a kick to the temple. Kuznetsov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sinytsyn moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice right hand.
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
and Sinytsyn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sinytsyn takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuznetsov connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuznetsov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuznetsov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sinytsyn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Sinytsyn throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Sinytsyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sinytsyn scores with a hook.
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!
Sinytsyn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sinytsyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.
Sinytsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
An attempted straight right counter from Sinytsyn misses the target.
The fighters circling - Sinytsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuznetsov takes one to the chin there.
Kuznetsov digs a good hook to Sinytsyn's body.
Kuznetsov lands a right hook to the body.
Sinytsyn lands with a nice combination. Kuznetsov backs away looking to recover.
Sinytsyn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sinytsyn misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuznetsov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
Sinytsyn misses with a leg kick.
Kuznetsov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov blocks the body kick.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuznetsov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuznetsov slips under a jab from Sinytsyn.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Sinytsyn avoids it with no problem.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Sinytsyn avoids the head kick by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Sinytsyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sinytsyn ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Sinytsyn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but Sinytsyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov misses the jab.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.
Sinytsyn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kuznetsov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Sinytsyn moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Kuznetsov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut. Sinytsyn saw that one coming.
Sinytsyn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuznetsov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch but Kuznetsov is having none of it.
Sinytsyn throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Kuznetsov 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!
Sinytsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinytsyn lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Sinytsyn's head but Sinytsyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Kuznetsov slips a straight right by Sinytsyn.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight on the outside.
Sinytsyn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinytsyn.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuznetsov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sinytsyn throws a right and a left that Kuznetsov avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn wants to clinch up but Kuznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Kuznetsov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sinytsyn's hands.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sinytsyn takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sinytsyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
Sinytsyn takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuznetsov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sinytsyn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sinytsyn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sinytsyn taking a breather.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinytsyn moves into the clinch.
Sinytsyn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuznetsov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the head but Kuznetsov blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Kuznetsov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinytsyn.
Kuznetsov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sinytsyn has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuznetsov's efforts to push away.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sinytsyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov is trying to force a seperation but Sinytsyn has the dominant position.
Kuznetsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch there but Kuznetsov circles away.
Sinytsyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetsov is just out of range.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sinytsyn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuznetsov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Sinytsyn.
Kuznetsov throws a sloppy head kick and Sinytsyn moves out of range easily.
Kuznetsov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinytsyn manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Sinytsyn misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov catches Sinytsyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut lands for Sinytsyn. That snapped Kuznetsov's head back.
Kuznetsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinytsyn wants to clinch up but Kuznetsov keeps it at a distance.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinytsyn misses with a wild body shot.
Sinytsyn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sinytsyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sinytsyn is looking to slow Kuznetsov down with leg kicks.
Sinytsyn throws a wild body kick that Kuznetsov sees coming a mile off.
Sinytsyn clinches.
Kuznetsov tries to circle away but Sinytsyn has him pinned against the cage.
Kuznetsov is pushing Sinytsyn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sinytsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Kuznetsov avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nikolai Kuznetsov.
I think Kuznetsov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kuznetsov!
In his post fight interview, Nikolai Kuznetsov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Tua (ranked 734 p4p, 1015 weight class) and Umberto Reem (ranked 14 p4p, 20 weight class). Reem has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Tua !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Umberto Reem!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Reem as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reem! But no joy.
Tua moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Reem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Reem 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.
Reem moves out of range of the body kick from Tua .
Tua keeps the fight on the outside.
Tua looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tua lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tua avoids a kick to the body.
Tua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reem crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tua - the referee stops the clock and Reem gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tua . Reem manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Reem misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem misses with a hook
and Tua counters with a nice uppercut.
Tua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Reem tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tua . Tua obviously looking to wear him down.
Reem misses with the combination.
Tua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reem is out of range and Tua settles back down.
Tua motions for Reem to come forward. Tua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua stalks Reem and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reem's face. Reem staggers backwards, shaken.
Tua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reem steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tua .
Reem misses with a body punch
and Tua counters with a straight right hand.
Reem misses with a right hand
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reem walks into a stiff left hand from Tua .
Reem looks to score with a jab to the body but Tua is just out of range.
Reem tries to clinch up but Tua circles away and keeps his distance.
Reem misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Reem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem misses with a body shot.
Reem keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reem.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
Tua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reem.
Reem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tua lands with an overhand left.
Reem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua misses with a body kick.
Tua lands a nice looking body kick.
Reem instigates a clinch.
Tua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reem dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua .
A left hand lands to the body for Reem.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua tries to work over Reem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem avoiding damage.
Tua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reems head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reem stalls.
Tua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tua misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Reem on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reem.
Reem is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tua is keeping busy.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Tua misses.
Tua lands a glancing blow to the side of Reem's head.
Tua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua moves out of range of the leg kick from Reem.
Reem moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Reem.
Tua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tua looks to land a right hand but Reem moved out of range.
Tua fakes the leg kick and cracks Reem in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reem.
Reem sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reem misses with a wild body shot.
Reem is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tua rather than just go for the knockout.
Reem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reem misses with a kick to the body.
Tua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reem has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua wants to clinch up but Reem keeps it at a distance.
Reem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reem throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
Tua half committed to a counter leg kick.
Reem slips a straight right by Tua .
Reem punishes Tua 's body with a nice straight punch.
Tua throws a shot to the body.
Tua misses with a body kick.
Tua lands a head kick!
Tua throws the left hand but Reem avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua slips under a jab from Reem.
Tua is looking to clinch but Reem is avoiding it.
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Reem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua .
It seemed like Reem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Reem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Reem ducks down to avoid it.
Reem lands a lovely overhand right.
Tua throws a head kick but Reem moves out of range.
Tua throws a body shot but no joy.
Tua sets himself, and Reem steps forward looking for the clinch! Tua avoids it this time.
Tua looks to land a body kick but Reem moved away.
A cross from Tua lands.
A head kick misses from Tua .
Reem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
David Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
Reem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tua .
Reem misses with the combination.
A left lands for Reem.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reem can do to turn this around?
Reem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua .
It seemed like Reem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem avoids the body shot from Tua .
Reem misses with a looping left.
Tua has closed the distance and engaged Reem in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Reem.
Reem pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reem comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reem tried to score with a low kick but Tua checks it.
Nice shot lands for Tua .
Tua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Reem is out of range.
Tua throws a front kick aimed at Reem's knee but Reem avoids it well.
Reem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tua lands a leg kick that knocks Reem off balance momentarily.
Tua feints and then cracks Reem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reem down.
Tua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua lands a head shot.
A shot to the body from Tua misses
and Reem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tua takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reem slips a jab from Tua .
Tua checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tua darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Reem misses the target.
A slow jab from Reem misses its intended target.
Reem moves out of range of the leg kick from Tua .
Tua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Tua listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua .
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!
Tua scores with a jab.
Tua swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reem's hands.
Reem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tua getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tua . Reem shrugs it off though.
Reem tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Reem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reem clinches with his opponent.
Reem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reem blocks a jab.
Reem throws out a counter right but Tua avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Reem does no damage.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch but Tua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reem.
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 David Tua will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tua wants to slow Reem down by chopping away at his legs.
Reem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tua fires out a quick counter leg kick but Reem just manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Reem ducks down to avoid it.
Reem avoids a kick to the body.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua .
Tua tries a head kick but it misses.
Reem raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tua will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tua is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Reem there.
Tua lands a body shot.
Reem throws a front kick aimed at Tua 's knee but Tua avoids it well.
Tua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua lands with a straight right. Reem didn't see that one coming.
Reem scores with a jab to the head.
Reem takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Reem moves out of range of the body kick.
Reem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tua throws a hook to the side of Reem's head but Reem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Tua .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tua , as that shot connected.
Reem gets a clinch.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Reem jabs Tua to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Tua was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Reem.
Tua misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
David Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reem walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Reem ducks down to avoid it.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Reem steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Reem throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tua lands a really nice looking cross but Reem seems unphased.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua .
Reem avoids a kick to the body.
Tua is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reem has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Reem tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
Reem bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tua 's head backwards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tua .
An inside leg kick from Tua misses.
Tua looks to land a combination. Reem sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tua connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reem tries to work over Tua 's front leg with a kick but Tua checks it.
Reem throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tua clinches up against the cage.
Reem manages to break the clinch.
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reem blocks a low kick nicely.
Reem throws a low kick but Tua avoids it.
Reem throws an off balance right hand
and Tua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Reem counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Reem throws a combination. Tua tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Good work by Reem as he checks the leg kick.
Reem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tua is looking to clinch.
Tua misses with a hook. Reem ducked under it nicely.
Reem rushes Tua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Umberto Reem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reem can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
A short left from Reem.
Reem is trying to stall.
Reem taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tua , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Tua !
David Tua thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Guns (ranked 784 p4p, 588 weight class) and Jake The Dog (ranked 104 p4p, 78 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Dog's choice of entrance music: Meditation Time. Big Guns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jake The Dog's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 2, fighting out of London, Big Guns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake The Dog!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns checks a low kick from The Dog.
Guns swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Dog manages to avoid it.
The Dog 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.
Nice defenses there by The Dog.
Guns misses with a body shot.
The Dog throws a right hand that misses
letting Guns counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
The Dog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Guns counters with an inside leg kick.
Guns ducks under a wild hook from The Dog.
The Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guns misses with an uppercut
and The Dog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for The Dog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Dog throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guns.
The Dog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Dog misses with a straight left.
The Dog blocks a head kick by Guns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Dog.
The Dog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guns works the jab nicely.
The Dog scores with a nice right hand.
The Dog uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Dog throws a poor cross that misses
and Guns makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. The Dog really felt that one!
The Dog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guns counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Guns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guns.
A nice leg kick from Guns, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guns moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Guns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Dog swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Guns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guns takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Guns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dog moves away.
Guns gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Dog darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab by The Dog.
Guns dodges the punch combination from The Dog.
The Dog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guns connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Dog scrambles back to his feet.
Guns swings widly with a right hand
and The Dog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guns slips a jab from The Dog.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guns throws a head kick but The Dog moves out of range.
The Dog scores with a jab to the jaw.
Guns missing with a left hand there. The Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guns clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guns is trying to stall.
The Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Dog has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Guns lands with a nice body kick.
The Dog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guns is looking to clinch.
Guns cracks a nice hook into The Dog's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dog misses the body punch
and Guns counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! The Dog is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Big Guns!
A victorious Big Guns 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 Garegin Balayan (ranked 333 p4p, 271 weight class) and Julio Regueiro (ranked 53 p4p, 43 weight class). Balayan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Troika. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Julio Regueiro enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Garegin Balayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro needs to keep his hands up - Balayan had a free shot at his head there.
Balayan swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Balayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Regueiro should have avoided that one.
Regueiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Balayan.
A lazy left from Balayan finds it's target.
Balayan with the inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balayan.
Balayan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Balayan clinches with his opponent.
Regueiro manages to break the clinch.
Balayan misses with an uppercut
and Regueiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan wants to slow Regueiro down by chopping away at his legs.
Balayan motions for Regueiro to come forward. Balayan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Balayan backs off Regueiro throws a huge counter combo but Balayan manages to avoid it all.
Balayan throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Regueiro should have avoided that one.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Balayan digs a right hand underneath Regueiro's ribcage. Regueiro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Regueiro pulls Balayan into guard.
Regueiro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Balayan wants to control from the top but Regueiro keeps moving.
Balayan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Regueiro defending well as Balayan loads up on a big left hand.
Balayan thumps Regueiro with a low kick.
Balayan lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Balayan has managed to clinch.
Balayan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Regueiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balayan misses with a punch on the inside.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Balayan holds him up against the cage and eventually Regueiro drops back down to his feet.
Regueiro is trying to push Balayan away but Balayan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Regueiro tries to pull guard but Balayan holds him up against the cage and eventually Regueiro drops back down to his feet.
Balayan misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balayan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Regueiro breaks from the clinch.
Balayan scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Balayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Balayan can pounce on him.
Balayan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balayan closes the distance and clinches.
Balayan is working Regueiro over against the cage.
Balayan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balayan misses with a body punch.
Regueiro breaks the clinch.
Balayan throws the left hand but Regueiro avoids the punch easily.
Balayan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Regueiro slips a jab from Balayan.
Balayan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Regueiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Balayan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Regueiro. That did some damage!
Regueiro misses with a leg kick
and Balayan counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan digs a good body shot into Regueiro's ribs.
Balayan connects with a leg kick.
Regueiro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Balayan connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balayan cracks Regueiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Regueiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Regueiro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Regueiro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balayan. Regueiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balayan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
Balayan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Balayan throws a right hand that misses
and Regueiro counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Balayan as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Regueiro takes one on the button.
Balayan swings for the body but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balayan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Regueiro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balayan tries to clinch but Regueiro is having none of it.
Balayan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut. Balayan saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Balayan misses
letting Regueiro counter with a right hand.
Balayan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Balayan misses with a low kick.
Regueiro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balayan.
Balayan throwing a counter right hand but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Balayan.
Garegin Balayan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regueiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Regueiro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Balayan lands a nice looking body shot.
Balayan works the jab nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Balayan.
Balayan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Regueiro throws out a counter right but Balayan avoids it with no problem.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Balayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balayan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Regueiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Balayan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Balayan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Regueiro feints a counter leg kick.
Balayan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balayan scores with a nice head shot.
Regueiro throws a right hand that Balayan ducks under and follows up with a left that Balayan also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balayan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Balayan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balayan connects with a nice looking jab.
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Regueiro checks a leg kick.
Regueiro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Regueiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Regueiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Balayan misses with a right hand
and Regueiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balayan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Regueiro can do to turn this around?
Balayan misses with a straight left.
Regueiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Balayan.
Regueiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balayan misses with a hook.
Regueiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balayan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balayan misses the shot to the body.
Regueiro tries to counter with a clinch but Balayan shakes him off and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balayan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balayan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Regueiro is looking to clinch.
Balayan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Balayan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balayan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Regueiro if he has to take too many more of those.
Balayan throws an off balance right hand
and Regueiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Balayan lands a nice hook to Regueiro's body. Regueiro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balayan is looking to clinch.
Balayan tests Regueiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garegin Balayan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balayan misses with a lunging right hand
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Regueiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good shot there by Balayan.
Regueiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Regueiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balayan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Regueiro's head backwards.
Balayan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balayan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Balayan.
Balayan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Regueiro's head.
Balayan misses with a left hand
and Regueiro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Regueiro.
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Regueiro fails to land.
Balayan cracks Regueiro with a nice body shot.
Balayan lands an uppercut.
Balayan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balayan blocks an uppercut.
Regueiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balayan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Regueiro throws a looping overhand right but Balayan ducks down to avoid it.
Regueiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Balayan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balayan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Balayan cracks Regueiro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Balayan.
Balayan misses with a body kick.
Balayan throws a poor cross that misses
and Regueiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balayan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Balayan misses with a combination
and Regueiro counters with a straight right hand.
Balayan thows a leg kick but Regueiro checks it
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balayan was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
Regueiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Balayan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balayan scores with a nice body kick.
Balayan throws a lazy body kick
and Regueiro counters with a leg kick.
Regueiro throws a jab when Balayan was well out of range.
A jab from Balayan misses.
Regueiro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balayan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Regueiro! But no joy.
Balayan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Regueiro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balayan throws a lazy uppercut
and Regueiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Balayan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Garegin Balayan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Balayan scores with a jab to the head.
Regueiro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balayan throws a leg kick
letting Regueiro counter with a right hand.
Julio Regueiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balayan throws the kick towards the body but Regueiro avoids it.
Regueiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Balayan.
Balayan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Regueiro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Balayan is rocked!
Balayan misses with the body kick
and Regueiro counters with a big right hand! Oh Balayan is in trouble here! Regueiro follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lamont Banner (ranked 355 p4p, 466 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 44 p4p, 59 weight class). Bob The Man 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamont Banner !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Man connects with a leg kick.
Banner stuffs the takedown attempt from The Man. The Man gets slowly back to his feet.
The Man takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Banner .
Banner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Man rushes Banner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Banner .
Still in the clinch, Banner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Banner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Man misses with a straight left.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Man shoots in and gets a takedown into Banner 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Man trying to control but Banner is working from the bottom.
Banner has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think The Man should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Banner has tightened it up now! The Man should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lamont Banner !
Our winner, Lamont Banner , 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Costa De Andrade (ranked 335 p4p, 581 weight class) and Ruslan Temirov (ranked 44 p4p, 73 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelo Costa De Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruslan Temirov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Andrade throws a right and a left that Temirov avoids nicely.
De Andrade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Andrade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Temirov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Andrade momentarily.
De Andrade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Temirov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Temirov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Andrade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Temirov.
De Andrade misses with a body shot.
De Andrade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Temirov doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
Temirov clobbers De Andrade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Temirov drives through and clinches with De Andrade against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temirov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Andrade blocking some punches.
Temirov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Temirov.
De Andrade manages to break the clinch.
Temirov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Temirov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Temirov looks to throw the jab but De Andrade is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from De Andrade misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Temirov misses.
Temirov avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
Temirov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Andrade lands a lovely overhand right.
De Andrade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Andrade tests Temirov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Temirov looks to score with a jab to the body but De Andrade is just out of range.
De Andrade blocks a low kick nicely.
De Andrade throws a front kick aimed at Temirov's knee but Temirov avoids it well.
De Andrade lands a jab to Temirov's midsection.
De Andrade misses with a low kick.
De Andrade misses with a hook.
De Andrade misses with a looping left.
And Temirov tries to counter it with a takedown but De Andrade pushes his down on his head and steps out.
De Andrade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Andrade tries to keep at a distance but Temirov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Temirov struggles to land a body shot inside as De Andrade controls his hands.
De Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Andrade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov pulls De Andrade into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade is looking to stand up but Temirov won't let him.
De Andrade stopping the sweep attempt from Temirov.
Temirov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Andrade wanted to stand there but Temirov had control of the position.
De Andrade preventing the sweep.
Temirov has a closed guard, preventing De Andrade from standing up.
Temirov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Temirov is striking but De Andrade is not phased and passes to half guard.
Temirov is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute De Andrade jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov can't do much from the bottom here.
De Andrade tries to get to his feet but Temirov is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with De Andrade in his guard.
De Andrade would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
De Andrade is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Zero Tolerance that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Temirov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov wants to control from the top but De Andrade keeps moving.
Temirov throwing strikes from guard but De Andrade blocks nicely.
De Andrade is looking for a triangle but Temirov pushes his legs off easily.
De Andrade controlling Temirov's posture.
Temirov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Andrade is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcelo Costa De Andrade will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Temirov fails with the takedown.
De Andrade with a jab.
Temirov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Andrade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Andrade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Temirov slips under a jab from De Andrade.
A shot to the liver by Temirov. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Temirov.
De Andrade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Temirov counter with a right hand.
De Andrade lands a jab to the head.
De Andrade looks to land a body kick but Temirov moved away.
De Andrade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Temirov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Andrade.
Temirov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Andrade throws out the jab.
De Andrade throws a left and a right that both miss
and Temirov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Andrade!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Andrade managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Temirov.
De Andrade is trying to control Temirov's posture but Temirov avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Temirov slows the pace down.
Temirov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Andrade is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
De Andrade pushes Temirov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Temirov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
De Andrade is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Temirov off and has taken his back!
Temirov is trying to break free.
De Andrade not allowing Temirov to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Andrade controlling the position well here. Temirov rolled but De Andrade kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Temirov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Andrade's guard. Nice work there by Temirov.
De Andrade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Temirov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Andrade keeping moving, preventing Temirov from controlling successfully.
De Andrade is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Temirov is aware though and is defending well.
De Andrade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temirov controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Andrade is trying to control the position but Temirov postures up.
De Andrade can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Temirov controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Andrade throws a body punch but Temirov moves out of range.
De Andrade throws a right hand that Temirov ducks under and follows up with a left that Temirov also avoids with ease.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Andrade circles away quickly and effectively.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
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 Marcelo Costa De Andrade will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Temirov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Temirov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Andrade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Temirov misses with a straight left.
De Andrade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Temirov misses with an uppercut.
De Andrade appears to be looking for a big counter.
De Andrade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Andrade scoring well with a low kick there.
De Andrade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Temirov looks for a takedown but De Andrade sprawls well.
De Andrade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Temirov walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Andrade pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Temirov back to the cage. De Andrade follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Andrade misses the shot to the body.
De Andrade is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Temirov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Andrade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Andrade throws a jab but it's blocked by Temirov.
A shot to the body from Temirov misses
and De Andrade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Temirov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Temirov misses its intended target.
De Andrade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Temirov.
Marcelo Costa De Andrade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Andrade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Temirov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Andrade throws an overhand right that lands on Temirov's shoulder, as Temirov tries to avoid the shot.
De Andrade misses with a wild body shot.
Temirov throws a right and a left that De Andrade avoids nicely.
De Andrade scores with a jab. Temirov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Andrade looks to score with a jab to the body but Temirov is just out of range.
Temirov misses with the combination.
Temirov swings for the body but De Andrade moves out of range.
A low kick lands for De Andrade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirov wants to clinch up but De Andrade keeps it at a distance.
Ruslan Temirov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Andrade with a hook.
Temirov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Temirov can do to turn this around?
De Andrade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Temirov throws a shot from downtown. De Andrade moves away and avoids it.
Temirov misses the shot to the body.
De Andrade defending well as Temirov loads up on a big left hand.
De Andrade misses the shot to the body.
Temirov doesn't manage to clinch there - De Andrade circles away.
De Andrade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Temirov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Andrade on the side of the head.
De Andrade throws a solid leg kick but Temirov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Andrade.
Temirov feints the counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from De Andrade.
De Andrade swinging wildly here.
Temirov avoids the body shot from De Andrade.
Despite the aggression on Temirov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Andrade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Temirov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Andrade.
De Andrade misses with a right hand
letting Temirov counter with a right hand.
De Andrade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Andrade misses with an uppercut. Temirov saw that one coming.
De Andrade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Temirov cracks De Andrade with an uppercut from hell and De Andrade crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Temirov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
De Andrade is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temirov passes into half guard.
Oh De Andrade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Temirov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Temirov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Temirov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Temirov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Temirov postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have De Andrade in real trouble here! The ref calls for De Andrade to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Temirov!
Ruslan Temirov 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 19 p4p, 80 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 3 p4p, 11 weight class). Sin's entrance music is Original Nuttah. A fine choice. Baba has chosen Nation Arabic Orchestra as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 36 - 15 - 3, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sin checks it well.
Sin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Sin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baba.
Baba scores with a spinning back kick!
Baba tries to land a front kick but Sin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sin moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
It appears Sin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Sin throws a good cross that connects.
Sin is looking to land body kicks.
Baba is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baba lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baba misses with a looping right.
Baba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sin tried to counter with a leg kick but Baba avoided it.
Baba thuds his right hand into Sin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sin tries to work over Baba's front leg with a kick but Baba checks it.
Sin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baba connects with a body shot that sends Sin's belly button to the back.
Sin clinches with his opponent.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba lands an uppercut.
Baba tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sin tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Sin avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Sin tries to work over Baba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Sin scores with a hook to the body.
Sin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba lands an uppercut.
Sin prevents a body shot from Baba.
A nice left hand lands by Sin.
Sin lands an elbow that stopped Baba in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sin.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Sin.
A head punch on the inside from Sin fails to land.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Sin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sin throws an elbow but misses.
Sin lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Sin blocks a body shot from Baba.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baba misses with some punches.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba pushes Sin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
Baba scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sin lands a left hand.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba manages to break the clinch.
Sin throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baba tries a head kick but it misses.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
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!
Sin throws a shot from downtown. Baba moves away and avoids it.
Sin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Baba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Sin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin.
Sin slips under a jab.
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baba checks a leg kick.
Sin lands a jab to the head.
Baba throws a shot to the body.
Baba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baba misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin counters with a right hand to the body.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sin connects with an inside leg kick.
Baba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba with a nice calf kick.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick from Sin.
Baba tries a quick counter leg kick but Sin is wise to it.
Sin avoids the body shot from Baba.
Sin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Sin.
Baba moves out of range as Sin throws a body kick.
Sin throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba scores with a shot to the body.
Sin throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
And Baba responds with a good body kick, but Sin manages to step out the way in time.
Sin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sin misses with a body kick.
Sin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sin tries to land a leg kick but Baba saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circling - Sin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Baba misses with a looping right.
Sin swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Baba swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Sin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sin rushes Baba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba is trying to break the clinch but Sin is controlling him.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sin's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Sin.
Sin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baba prevents a body shot from Sin.
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!
Baba prevents a body shot from Sin.
Baba breaks the clinch.
Baba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Sin misses.
It seemed like Baba was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sin connects with a crisp jab.
Sin misses with a kick to the body
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin.
Baba throws a body punch but Sin moves out of range.
Baba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baba tries to keep at a distance but Sin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee Sin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba tries to break the clinch but Sin is controlling the position.
Baba tries to work over Sin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sin is working Baba over against the cage.
Sin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sin on the inside.
Baba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baba can turn it around.
Baba lands a right hand.
Sin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Sin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba is working Sin over against the cage.
Sin swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Sin is working Baba over against the cage.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Sin.
Baba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sin.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Sin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
That's time! Sin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sin.
Sin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baba moves out of range of the leg kick from Sin.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baba, as that shot connected.
Baba misses with a body kick.
A jab from Sin does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba cracks Sin with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin.
Baba takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sin throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Sin lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba misses with a jab to the body
and Sin counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sin.
Baba throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.
Sin takes one to the chin there.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Baba replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sin blocks it well.
Baba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
A nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sin with the inside leg kick.
Sin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sin misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baba connects with a body shot.
Sin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baba on the side of the head.
Sin misses with a shot to the body
and Baba counters with an inside leg kick.
Sin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baba is looking to slow Sin down with leg kicks.
Sin moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Baba misses with an uppercut. Sin saw that one coming.
Sin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba lands a glancing blow to the side of Sin's head.
Baba misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Baba swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Baba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sin's sensitive parts.
Baba throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick from Baba.
Sin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Baba.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sin moves away from the strike by Baba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sin.
Baba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Sin.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Sin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
Sin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Baba looks to land a body kick but Sin moved away.
Sin slips under a jab from Baba.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sin misses the shot to the body.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Baba misses.
Baba misses with a low kick as Sin jumps back.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sin swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Sin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baba momentarily.
Sin throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
Baba lands a really nice looking cross but Sin seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba'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.
A nice leg kick from Baba, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sin takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Baba replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sin blocks it well.
Sin lands with an uppercut that bounces Baba off the cage and back into range.
Sin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baba takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba tries to land a front kick but Sin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sin lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sin's sensitive parts.
Baba blocks a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Baba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baba misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Baba blocks the leg kick.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba tries a quick counter leg kick but Sin is wise to it.
Baba misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Sin misses.
A lazy body kick from Sin
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Sin misses.
Sin tries to land a front kick but Baba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sin misses with a straight right.
Sin swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Sin.
Good shot there by Sin.
Baba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sin's hands.
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin throws a solid leg kick but Baba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sin.
Sin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baba throws a push kick but Sin slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin lands a glancing blow to the side of Baba's head.
Nice body kick there by Baba.
Baba checks a leg kick nicely.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Baba on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Baba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Baba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baba.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Baba avoids a kick to the body.
Sin misses with a low kick as Baba jumps back.
Sin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab, jab by Baba - just one landing.
Sin tries to move into range but Baba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sin connects with a right hand. Baba shakes it off.
Baba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sin.
Sin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baba can pounce on him.
Baba misses with a straight left.
A jab from Sin does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sin lands a nice shot that snaps Baba's head back.
Baba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Baba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sin feints and then cracks Baba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baba down.
Baba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sin moves to clinch but Baba breaks away
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sin throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Afeef Isa Baba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sin.
Baba lands a nice shot that snaps Sin's head back.
Baba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin throws a low kick but Baba avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Sin blocks the low kick.
Sin throws a body kick that misses.
Sin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sin looks for the body kick but Baba saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Sin misses the target.
Sin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sin lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by Sin.
Baba misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Baba under the eye.
Sin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba misses the jab.
Baba has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sin.
Sin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baba throws out the jab.
Sin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baba finds it's way round the side to connect with Sin's head.
Sin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Sin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin is looking to chop away at Baba's legs.
Sin swings widly with a right hand
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baba thuds his right hand into Sin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sin walks into a jab.
Sin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Baba is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sin.
Nice straight punches there by Baba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baba.
Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Baba throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
A big left from Sin misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.
Afeef Isa Baba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba avoids the body shot from Sin.
Sin throws a lazy right hand but Baba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baba tries to land a front kick but Sin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baba cracks a nice hook into Sin's ribs.
Baba lands a lovely overhand right.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin.
Sin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baba lands a right hook to the body.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sin throws a lazy uppercut
and Baba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Afeef Isa Baba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baba 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba is the new welterweight champion!
Afeef Isa Baba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Foot Fungus (ranked 55 p4p, 124 weight class) and Song Turillo (ranked 9 p4p, 21 weight class). Fungus comes to the cage accompanied by They say that I'm Crazy. 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 37 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Foot Fungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Song Turillo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turillo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fungus misses with an uppercut.
Turillo thuds his shin into the meat of Fungus's side.
Fungus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fungus moves out of range of the body kick.
Fungus doesn't manage to clinch there - Turillo circles away.
A big left from Fungus misses.
Fungus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turillo counters with a nice uppercut.
Turillo thuds his shin into the meat of Fungus's side.
Fungus throws a shot from downtown. Turillo moves away and avoids it.
Foot Fungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turillo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fungus throws a right hand that misses
and Turillo counters with a body kick that stops Fungus in his tracks momentarily.
A big left from Turillo misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fungus throws a hook but Turillo avoids it easily.
And Turillo responds with a good body kick, but Fungus manages to step out the way in time.
Turillo lands a leg kick that knocks Fungus off balance momentarily.
Fungus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turillo throws out the jab.
Turillo misses with a head kick.
Fungus swings widly with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fungus throws a body punch but Turillo moves out of range.
Fungus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turillo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turillo takes a swing at Fungus's ribcage but misses.
Turillo scores with a nice head shot.
Turillo throws a hook but Fungus blocks it.
Turillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turillo throws the kick towards the body but Fungus avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fungus misses the target.
Fungus closes the distance and pushes Turillo back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turillo.
Turillo is trying to break free.
I was talking to Fungus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Turillo manages to break the clinch.
Fungus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turillo scores with a head kick. Fungus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Turillo ducks under a wild hook from Fungus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turillo misses with a hook.
Turillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fungus. Fungus obviously looking to wear him down.
Turillo drops his hands momentarily and Fungus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Turillo.
Turillo looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
Fungus misses with a wild body shot.
Turillo throws a hook but Fungus avoids it easily.
Fungus tries to land a front kick but Turillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fungus swings for the body but Turillo moves out of range.
Fungus misses with a body shot.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
Fungus just misses with a punch to the body.
Fungus with a nice calf kick.
Turillo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turillo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fungus tried to counter with a leg kick but Turillo avoided it.
Fungus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turillo.
Turillo punishes Fungus's body with a nice straight punch.
Turillo misses the jab.
Fungus pushes Turillo up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fungus fails to land.
Fungus tries to work over Turillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Fungus on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turillo.
Turillo is trying to break the clinch but Fungus is controlling him.
Fungus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fungus keeps control of Turillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fungus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turillo can't break the clinch.
Fungus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turillo wants to get back to striking at distance but Fungus won't allow it.
Fungus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turillo is trying to break the clinch but Fungus is controlling him.
Turillo can't break the clinch.
Turillo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fungus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Turillo can turn it around.
Turillo breaks from the clinch.
Fungus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fungus misses with a body kick.
Fungus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turillo counters with a nice body shot.
Fungus misses with a hook. Turillo ducked under it nicely.
Turillo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fungus.
Turillo misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fungus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fungus doesn't manage to clinch there - Turillo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fungus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turillo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fungus takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crunch! Turillo slams his shin into Fungus's torso.
Fungus misses with a low kick as Turillo jumps back.
Fungus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fungus.
Turillo throws the left hand but Fungus avoids the punch easily.
Fungus has closed the distance and engaged Turillo in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turillo tries to score with a low kick but Fungus moves his leg out of the way.
Nice cross by Fungus.
Fungus throws a hook but Turillo avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Song Turillo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fungus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fungus bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Song Turillo has been cut.
Turillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fungus.
Fungus tries to counter by clinching up but Turillo breaks away and moves out of range.
Fungus avoids a kick to the body.
Turillo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turillo slips a jab from Fungus.
A nice side step and Turillo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turillo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fungus. Fungus obviously looking to wear him down.
Fungus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fungus misses with a body shot
and Turillo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fungus really felt that one!
Turillo lands a jab.
Turillo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fungus is able to avoid easily.
Fungus misses with a low kick.
Fungus tries to clinch but Turillo is having none of it.
Turillo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Foot Fungus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turillo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as Turillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fungus doesn't seem phased though.
Fungus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turillo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo cracks Fungus with a good jab.
Turillo moves away from the strike by Fungus.
Fungus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turillo.
Turillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fungus's head backwards.
Turillo swings for the body but Fungus moves out of range.
Fungus swings widly with a right hand
and Turillo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fungus thinking.
Turillo staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turillo. That's going to slow Fungus down.
Turillo throws a hook but Fungus avoids it easily.
Fungus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Turillo thuds a left hand into Fungus's body.
Fungus connects with a looping right hand.
Song Turillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Turillo misses
and Fungus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fungus takes a swing at Turillo's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Turillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turillo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Fungus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turillo counters with a straight right hand.
Turillo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fungus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fungus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fungus scores with a body shot.
Fungus lands a jab.
Fungus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turillo misses the shot to the body.
As Turillo tries to get set, Fungus tries to push him back and clinch up but Turillo manages to avoid the attempt.
Fungus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turillo. Fungus shrugs it off though.
Turillo moves away from the strike by Fungus.
Fungus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turillo can pounce on him.
Turillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fungus at a distance.
Fungus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turillo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fungus misses with a left hand
and Turillo counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fungus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turillo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turillo. Fungus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turillo misses with an uppercut. Fungus saw that one coming.
Turillo lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turillo scores with a leg kick.
Fungus looks to land a left hand but Turillo moved out of range nicely.
Turillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Fungus misses its intended target.
Fungus misses with a looping left.
Turillo misses with a head kick.
Fungus dips to his left and cracks Turillo with an uppercut!
Turillo moves out of range as Fungus strikes.
Fungus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fungus.
Fungus scores with a punch to the head.
Fungus looks to land a left hand but Turillo moved out of range nicely.
Turillo thinks about the counter body kick.
Fungus scores with a decent looking hook.
Fungus misses with an uppercut
and Fungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Fungus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fungus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turillo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fungus scrambles back to his feet.
Fungus avoids the body shot from Turillo.
Turillo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fungus moves out of range as Turillo throws a body kick.
Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungus.
Turillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Turillo responds with a good body kick, but Fungus manages to step out the way in time.
Fungus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turillo scores with a jab to the head.
Turillo throws out a loose jab but Fungus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fungus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fungus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fungus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Fungus as he connects with a hook.
Turillo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fungus avoids a kick to the body.
Fungus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fungus half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turillo defending well as Fungus loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Turillo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fungus tries to clinch up.
Turillo loads up on a big right hand but Fungus slips the punch.
Fungus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turillo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Song Turillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Fungus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fungus throws a sloppy body shot
and Fungus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fungus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turillo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Fungus.
Fungus blocks a jab.
Fungus misses with a straight left.
Turillo raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Turillo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turillo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungus.
Turillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fungus 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 Turillo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turillo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fungus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Fungus misses.
Turillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fungus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turillo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turillo.
Turillo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turillo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fungus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fungus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turillo.
It looked like Fungus was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turillo.
Turillo connects with an inside leg kick.
Turillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fungus's hands.
A bone on bone clash there as Fungus blocks the leg kick.
Turillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fungus misses with a body shot.
Fungus is looking to clinch but Turillo is avoiding it.
Fungus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turillo counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Turillo finds it's way through Fungus's defenses.
Turillo thumps Fungus with a low kick.
Fungus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turillo. That did some damage!
Fungus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Turillo misses.
Turillo looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
Fungus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turillo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turillo. Fungus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fungus seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nice uppercut there from Turillo.
Fungus lands with a cross.
Turillo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Turillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fungus moves away.
Turillo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungus.
Turillo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fungus moves out of range of the strikes.
Fungus tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Turillo counter with a right hand.
Fungus blocks a low kick nicely.
Fungus clinches up against the cage.
Fungus misses with some punches.
Fungus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fungus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turillo can't break the clinch.
Turillo prevents a body shot from Fungus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fungus misses with some punches.
Turillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turillo manages to break the clinch.
Turillo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fungus keeps Turillo at a distance using the push kick.
Fungus just misses with a punch to the body.
Turillo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turillo loads up on a big right hand but Fungus slips the punch.
Fungus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foot Fungus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fungus.
Turillo misses with a straight right.
Fungus throws a push kick but Turillo slaps the foot to one side.
Fungus throws a lazy right hand but Turillo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fungus digs a good body shot into Turillo's ribs.
Fungus misses with a low kick as Turillo jumps back.
Turillo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Turillo throws a front kick that sends Fungus stumbling back into the cage.
Song Turillo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turillo avoids the body shot from Fungus.
Turillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turillo scores with a body shot.
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!
Fungus throws the left hand but Turillo avoids the punch easily.
Turillo swats away the attempt to clinch by Fungus.
Turillo connects with a leg kick.
Turillo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Turillo looks to land a left hand but Fungus moved out of range nicely.
Turillo throws a solid leg kick but Fungus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turillo.
As Turillo tries to get set, Fungus tries to push him back and clinch up but Turillo manages to avoid the attempt.
Fungus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fungus.
Turillo lands a jab to Fungus's midsection.
Turillo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fungus at a distance.
Turillo throws a sloppy head kick and Fungus moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Song Turillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turillo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Song Turillo!
A victorious Song Turillo 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orpheus Boagrius (ranked 98 p4p, 52 weight class) and Crotch Grabber (ranked 6 p4p, 3 weight class). Boagrius comes to the cage accompanied by Akkadian Empire . The crowd seem to be enjoying Grabber's choice of entrance music: Side to Side. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 50 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Boagrius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crotch Grabber!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boagrius misses with an uppercut
and Grabber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boagrius misses with an uppercut. Grabber saw that one coming.
Grabber slips under a jab.
It seemed like Grabber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boagrius throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boagrius wants to clinch.
Boagrius backing away here, and Grabber unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Boagrius 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber misses with a body shot.
Boagrius misses with an uppercut
enabling Grabber to counter with a crisp jab.
Grabber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boagrius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Grabber.
Boagrius is looking to counter with a body kick.
Boagrius misses with a hook to the body
and Grabber counters with a crisp one two that drops Boagrius! Grabber thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Boagrius to his feet! Boagrius is in big trouble!
Boagrius is rocked!
Boagrius is aggressively charging in as Grabber backs up avoiding any damage. Grabber tosses out a jab and Boagrius runs right into it face first! Boagrius is out cold! Grabber dropped down on all fours and is barking in Boagrius's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crotch Grabber!
Crotch Grabber took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, PWNAGE for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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