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Syn 690 Magufuli vs Borjigin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronie Cash (ranked 3213 p4p, 781 weight class) and Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 404 p4p, 114 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tarlac's choice of entrance music: Nobody Knows- The Tony RIch Project. This should be fireworks!
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20 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronie Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Cash's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tarlac shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cash eats them both and turns towards Tarlac to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tarlac misses with a straight left.
Tarlac throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Tarlac.
Tarlac lands a really nice looking cross but Cash seems unphased.
Cash throws a leg kick
and Tarlac counters with a low kick, right behind Cash 's knee.
Tarlac throws a series of strikes that have Cash backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlac turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tarlac checks a low kick from Cash.
Tarlac takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tarlac tries to clinch there but Cash circles away.
Tarlac misses with a wild body shot.
Tarlac fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Tarlac.
Tarlac connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash throws a sloppy body shot
and Tarlac counters with a nice leg kick.
Cash slips a jab from Tarlac.
Cash is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cash circles away from the clinch attempt.
A leg kick checked by Cash.
A low kick from Tarlac misses
and Cash counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Tarlac finds it's target.
Tarlac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Cash misses the target.
A big left from Tarlac misses.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cash lands a head shot.
Cash throws a body punch but Tarlac moves out of range.
Cash blocks a head kick by Tarlac.
Cash misses with a straight right.
Tarlac lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tarlac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cash on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlac throws a jab but it's blocked by Cash.
Cash was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tarlac misses the body punch
and Cash counters with a straight right hand.
Cash misses with a body shot.
Tarlac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarlac throws a shot from downtown. Cash moves away and avoids it.
Tarlac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vladimir Tarlac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Cash there.
Tarlac on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tarlac comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cash is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Cash misses the target.
Tarlac thows a leg kick but Cash checks it
and Cash counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarlac scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Cash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Tarlac does no damage.
Cash ducks under a wild hook from Tarlac.
Cash misses with a hook.
A big right from Tarlac misses.
Cash appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cash is defended easily by Tarlac.
Tarlac scores with a jab to the body.
Cash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tarlac is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarlac throws a big shot that misses.
Cash ducks under a wild hook from Tarlac.
Cash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarlac moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cash checks a low kick from Tarlac.
Cash tried to counter with a leg kick but Tarlac avoided it.
Cash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tarlac is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cash had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cash scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarlac with a jab.
Nice cross by Tarlac.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Tarlac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cash.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarlac misses the target.
Cash throwing a counter right hand but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac moves out of range as Cash strikes.
Cash fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tarlac darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tarlac 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.
Tarlac misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cash might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Tarlac throws a body punch but Cash moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Tarlac there.
Tarlac misses the jab.
Cash looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tarlac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tarlac has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cash 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.
Tarlac tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Cash avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Cash on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tarlac throws an off balance right hand
letting Cash counter with a right hand.
Tarlac misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac throws a leg kick
and Cash makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cash throwing a counter right hand but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
Tarlac with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cash to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cash scores with a nice head shot.
 Tarlac is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac connects with a body shot.
Tarlac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cash changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tarlac fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cash checks it well.
It looked like Cash wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot lands for Cash.
Tarlac is still on wobbly legs! Can Cash finish him?
Tarlac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tarlac seems to have recovered his senses.
Cash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tarlac tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Tarlac. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tarlac.
Tarlac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cash slips under a jab.
Tarlac avoids the head kick by Cash.
Tarlac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tarlac closes the distance but Cash moves to the side
and Cash counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarlac trying to control but Cash postures up.
Tarlac is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tarlac is looking to control Cash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarlac avoid being mounted?
Tarlac has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cash is on him like a limpet, forcing Tarlac back against the cage.
Cash lands with a light punch inside.
Cash misses with a punch to the body.
Tarlac pushes Cash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tarlac taking a breather.
Tarlac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac manages to break the clinch.
Cash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash avoids the body shot from Tarlac.
Nice defenses there by Cash.
Cash dodges the punch combination from Tarlac.
A quick step to the side and Cash tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut. Cash saw that one coming.
Cash is looking to counter punch.
Tarlac lands a lovely overhand right.
Cash slips under a jab from Tarlac.
Cash is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tarlac avoids the body shot from Cash.
Cash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tarlac swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cash.
Tarlac feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cash moves out of range of the strikes.
Tarlac jabs at Cash's body.
Cash throws a jab but it's blocked by Tarlac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac throws a hook to the side of Cash's head but Cash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tarlac throws a hook to the side of Cash's head but Cash sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Tarlac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarlac walks into a stiff left hand from Cash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarlac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarlac checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cash moves out of range of the strikes.
Tarlac throws out a loose jab but Cash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tarlac lands with a nice body punch.
Cash ducks right into an uppercut from Tarlac.
Tarlac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tarlac swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cash connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tarlac. Tarlac circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tarlac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tarlac needs to keep his hands up - Cash had a free shot at his head there.
Cash tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tarlac swivels and escapes.
Tarlac tries a quick counter leg kick but Cash is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Tarlac misses.
Tarlac throws the left hand but Cash avoids the punch easily.
Tarlac lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tarlac fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cash.
Tarlac fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Tarlac scores with a four punch combination!
Tarlac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tarlac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cash looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tarlac bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarlac misses with a head kick.
Tarlac swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cash.
Nice jab there from Tarlac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarlac chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tarlac defending well as Cash loads up on a big left hand.
Cash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cash with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tarlac misses with an uppercut.
Cash tried to counter with a leg kick but Tarlac avoided it.
Tarlac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cash is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Tarlac misses the target.
Tarlac walks into a stiff left hand from Cash.
Cash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tarlac.
Tarlac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tarlac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cash.
Cash checks a leg kick nicely.
Tarlac throws a lazy right hand but Cash sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash ducks under a wild hook from Tarlac.
A quick step to the side and Cash tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tarlac throws a hook but Cash blocks it.
Tarlac missing with a left hand there. Cash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Cash blocks the leg kick.
Cash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarlac manages to avoid it.
Tarlac looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Tarlac looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tarlac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cash checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Cash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tarlac's hands.
Cash misses with a straight left.
Tarlac misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tarlac uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Tarlac darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cash.
Cash gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ronie Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarlac.
A counter left hand to the body from Cash misses its target.
Tarlac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tarlac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tarlac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tarlac.
Cash's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tarlac connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cash scrambles back to his feet.
Tarlac throws a right hand that Cash ducks under and follows up with a left that Cash also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash moves out of range as Tarlac strikes.
A clash of legs there as Cash blocks the low kick.
Tarlac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarlac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cash cracks Tarlac with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cash has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tarlac to stand back up!
Tarlac throws a body shot but no joy.
Tarlac throws the left hand but Cash avoids the punch easily.
Cash was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tarlac moves out of range as Cash strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tarlac.
Cash tries for a takedown but Tarlac sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tarlac scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cash doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarlac. Cash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladimir Tarlac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tarlac takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tarlac throws a low kick, looking for Cash's leg but Cash calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Tarlac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tarlac has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Tarlac!
A victorious Vladimir Tarlac thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dollar Hero (ranked 2223 p4p, 666 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 241 p4p, 84 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Heavy Metal we will die!. Dollar Hero had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dollar Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vegas defends it nicely.
It seemed like Vegas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been hearing reports that Hero has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vegas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vegas lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Hero. Those never looked like landing.
Vegas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vegas throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
Vegas with a nice calf kick.
Vegas misses the shot to the body.
Vegas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vegas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hero takes one to the chin there.
Vegas throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Hero connects with a solid leg kick.
Hero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Vegas thumps Hero with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Vegas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hero throws a good cross that connects.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Hero's shoulder, as Hero tries to avoid the shot.
Hero throws a jab when Vegas was well out of range.
Vegas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Hero tenderised Vegas's leg. Vegas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hero scores with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vegas just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas ducks right into an uppercut from Hero.
Vegas's corner calls for a 1-2. Vegas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vegas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hero motions for Vegas to come forward. Hero throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Vegas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hero misses.
Hero throws a jab when Vegas was well out of range.
Vegas rushes Hero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hero misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vegas throws a right and a left that Hero avoids nicely.
Vegas missing with a left hand there. Hero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hero throws a shot to the body.
Vegas is looking to clinch but Hero is avoiding it.
Hero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vegas pinned against the cage. Vegas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hero scores with a leg kick.
Vegas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegas.
Vegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vegas tries to clinch there but Hero circles away.
Vegas digs a good hook to Hero's body.
Hero misses with a straight right.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegas throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegas manages to avoid it.
Hero misses with a wild body shot.
That kick from Hero tenderised Vegas's leg. Vegas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vegas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vegas defending well as Hero loads up on a big left hand.
Hero slips under a jab from Vegas.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Vegas slips under a jab from Hero.
Vegas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hero throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
Hero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
Vegas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It appears Hero was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hero throws a one two combo.
Vegas tries to clinch but Hero moves out of range.
Vegas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hero misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero scores with a nice head shot.
Vegas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hero. Hero obviously looking to wear him down.
Vegas lands a jab to the nose.
Vegas avoids the head kick by Hero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vegas in his tracks.
Vegas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Donk. Vegas catches Hero right on the button with a cross.
Hero lands a jab to Vegas's midsection.
Vegas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hero throws a leg kick but Vegas checks it.
Hero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vegas loads up on a big right hand but Hero slips the punch.
Hero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hero digs a good body shot into Vegas's ribs.
Vegas scores with a jab.
Vegas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hero closes the distance and clinches up with Vegas, looking for a takedown. Hero pushes Vegas against the cage but Vegas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dollar Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Dollar Hero will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hero fails with a takedown attempt.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Vegas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hero throws a wild body kick that Vegas sees coming a mile off.
Hero throws a big shot that misses.
Vegas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hero checks it well.
Vegas throws out a loose jab but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vegas sprawls and moves away.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegas is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas throws a shot from downtown. Hero moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vegas 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 Hero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vegas sprawls well initially but Hero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vegas is trying is best to control the position here.
Hero thows a huge punch but Vegas dodges it nicely.
Hero passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas wants to control but Hero postures up.
Hero working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hero is looking to take a break and control but Vegas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero working the ground and pound but Vegas is defending the strikes.
Hero thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hero is trying to get an arm triangle but Vegas is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hero tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hero throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vegas is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hero off and has taken his back!
Hero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vegas has the hooks in. Hero is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Vegas trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vegas controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to break free.
Hero is working hard here to advance position.
Vegas keeps control of the position easily here as Hero tries to buck him off.
Hero tries to escape the position.
Vegas gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to roll but Vegas sticks to his back.
Vegas trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hero doesn't escape.
Johnny Vegas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hero tries to escape the position.
Hero staying busy and making it hard for Vegas to control.
Vegas controlling from the back.
Vegas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vegas doesn't have the hooks in and Hero manages to turn into his guard.
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 Dollar Hero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hero gets tackled into the cage by Vegas. Vegas maintains the clinch.
Hero breaks from the clinch.
Hero throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vegas there as he acknowledges the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hero. That's going to slow Vegas down.
Vegas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hero.
Vegas with a nice calf kick.
Vegas misses with a looping right.
Vegas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hero doesn't seem bothered though.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vegas.
Vegas throws out a counter right but Hero avoids it with no problem.
Hero ducks under a wild hook from Vegas.
Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vegas throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas scores with a shot to the body.
Vegas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vegas there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hero takes a swing at Vegas's ribcage but misses.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Vegas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vegas, as that shot connected.
A big right from Vegas misses.
Hero feints a jab promting Vegas to slip. Hero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vegas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hero defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
Hero misses with a low kick.
Vegas throws a fast counter high kick but Hero manages to duck under it in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hero.
Vegas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Hero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hero shoots in and drives through. Vegas sprawls well.
Vegas misses with an uppercut. Hero saw that one coming.
Hero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vegas avoids the body shot from Hero.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas throws a good cross that connects.
Vegas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegas is just out of range.
Vegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good work by Hero as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Vegas.
Hero misses with the combination.
Vegas throws a looping overhand right but Hero ducks down to avoid it.
Hero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vegas moves out of range as Hero throws a body kick.
Hero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vegas.
A jab from Vegas misses.
Hero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vegas lands a lovely overhand right.
Hero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vegas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hero digs a good body shot into Vegas's ribs.
Hero fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Hero.
Hero lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hero misses the target.
Hero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vegas's hands.
Nice shot lands for Vegas.
Hero thumps Vegas with a low kick.
Hero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
Hero slips under a jab from Vegas.
Vegas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Johnny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Vegas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dollar Hero is winning the standup battle so far.
Hero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vegas.
Vegas throws a jab but it's blocked by Hero.
Vegas with a nice cross.
Vegas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Vegas misses.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero fails with a takedown attempt.
Vegas thumps Hero with a low kick.
Hero misses with a straight right.
Hero checks a low kick from Vegas.
Hero throws out a powerful jab.
Hero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vegas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hero doesn't seem bothered though.
Vegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hero misses with a wild body shot.
Vegas misses with a looping left.
Vegas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hero's hands.
Vegas gets a clinch.
Hero has had enough of the clinch but Vegas keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Vegas.
I think Hero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dollar Hero!
Dollar Hero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment (ranked 769 p4p, 1067 weight class) and Haislan Garcia (ranked 94 p4p, 130 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haislan Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Experiment connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garcia momentarily.
Experiment chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Experiment is out of range.
Garcia tests Experiment's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Garcia.
Experiment with a jab.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Experiment lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Experiment lands a nice shot to the body.
Experiment jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Experiment looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment moves away.
Experiment throws a quick counter kick to the body but Garcia avoids it.
Experiment looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Experiment ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
An inside leg kick lands from Garcia.
Experiment 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.
Garcia 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Experiment. Garcia shrugs it off though.
A bone on bone clash there as Garcia blocks the leg kick.
Experiment takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Experiment takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Experiment counters with a right hand to the body.
An inside leg kick from Experiment misses.
Garcia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Experiment defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Experiment's shoulder, as Experiment tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Experiment checks a leg kick nicely.
Experiment is looking to counter the offense by Garcia and move into the clinch.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Experiment checks it.
Experiment misses with an uppercut
and Garcia counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Experiment is looking to chop away at Garcia's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Experiment tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Experiment wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Experiment moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garcia tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
Garcia tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Experiment.
Garcia pushes Experiment back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garcia.
Experiment has Garcia pushed against the cage.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
Experiment blocks an elbow strike.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia being controlled against the cage.
Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Haislan Garcia has been cut.
Garcia blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Experiment or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Experiment throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Experiment shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Finnish Experiment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haislan Garcia.
Experiment doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment just leaning against Garcia, taking a breather.
Garcia manages to pull guard.
Experiment pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garcia is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia controlling the position.
Experiment wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haislan Garcia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Experiment tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment.
Garcia sizes up Experiment with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Haislan Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Garcia throws a jab when Experiment was well out of range.
Experiment misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Experiment checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Haislan Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Experiment fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment lands a jab.
Garcia throws the left hand but Experiment avoids the punch easily.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia takes a swing at Experiment's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment digs a good body shot into Garcia's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Experiment doesn't seem bothered though.
Experiment misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Experiment rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia moves out of range as Experiment strikes.
Garcia tries to land a leg kick but Experiment saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Experiment ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Experiment was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Experiment's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment tries to avoid it.
Experiment delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Experiment has managed to 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!
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
Experiment avoids the body shot from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia misses with a hook. Experiment ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment is out of range.
Garcia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Experiment's hands.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Experiment.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Experiment wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Experiment.
Experiment tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Experiment down.
Experiment takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Experiment has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Experiment counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Experiment is out of range and Garcia settles back down.
Garcia throws a low kick but Experiment moves out of range easily.
Garcia is looking to slow Experiment down with leg kicks.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Experiment didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Experiment does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Experiment slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Experiment is looking to counter the offense by Garcia and move into the clinch.
Experiment chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
As Garcia tries to get set, Experiment tries to push him back and clinch up but Garcia manages to avoid the attempt.
Experiment defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Experiment misses with a looping left.
Garcia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Experiment checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Experiment tries to counter by clinching up but Garcia breaks away and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Experiment tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Experiment blocks a jab.
Experiment checks a leg kick.
Experiment is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment holds on and brings the fighters into a 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!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Experiment pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Experiment.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Experiment is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Experiment.
Experiment gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haislan Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Haislan Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Experiment throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Experiment looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Experiment slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment.
Experiment tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Experiment sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Experiment misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Experiment. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Experiment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Experiment jumps back.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Experiment moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment lands a damaging elbow.
Garcia misses with an elbow over the top.
Garcia tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
Experiment blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Experiment as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment is pushing Garcia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Experiment fails to land.
Garcia lands a body punch.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Experiment, against the cage.
Experiment looking to stall.
Experiment misses with some punches.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Experiment throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
I was talking to Experiment's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Experiment fails to land.
Experiment lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garcia jumps guard but Experiment stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Experiment lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment has Garcia pressed against the cage, preventing Garcia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Experiment stalling against the cage.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Finnish Experiment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haislan Garcia.
Experiment misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Experiment.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Experiment postures up.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Experiment is one step ahead there.
Garcia being controlled here, momentarily.
Garcia wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Garcia trying to keep a closed guard but Experiment is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Garcia looking to control but Experiment passes into half guard.
Experiment controlling the action here.
Garcia is concentrating on defense, preventing Experiment from advancing position.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Experiment perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Experiment connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finnish Experiment showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Experiment has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Petersen (ranked 837 p4p, 754 weight class) and Wasyl Plutov (ranked 105 p4p, 95 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wasyl Plutov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petersen blocks a head kick by Plutov.
Petersen is looking to clinch.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Petersen throws a big shot that misses.
Plutov 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.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Petersen is out of range.
Jab from Petersen.
Plutov lands a body shot.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plutov.
Plutov misses the jab.
Plutov works over Petersen's head and body with a nice combination.
Petersen throws a shot from downtown. Plutov moves away and avoids it.
Petersen connects with a jab.
Petersen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Plutov is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Plutov misses.
Petersen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petersen cracks Plutov with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petersen throws a leg kick that misses.
Petersen scores with a body shot.
Petersen throws a low kick but Plutov moves out of range easily.
Plutov throws a wild body kick that Petersen sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Petersen finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a double jab.
Petersen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Plutov on the side of the head.
Plutov swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen ducks under a wild hook from Plutov.
Petersen with a hook.
Plutov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petersen throws out the jab.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Plutov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petersen can pounce on him.
Plutov works the jab nicely.
Plutov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plutov looks to throw the jab but Petersen is out of range.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov misses with a hook.
A big left from Petersen misses.
Petersen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petersen slips a jab from Plutov.
Plutov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slow jab from Petersen misses its intended target.
Plutov throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Plutov 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.
Plutov checks the leg kick.
Plutov lands a really nice looking cross but Petersen seems unphased.
Petersen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plutov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Petersen misses.
Petersen backing away here, and Plutov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Petersen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petersen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov throws a right hand that Petersen ducks under and follows up with a left that Petersen also avoids with ease.
Plutov misses with a straight left.
Petersen lands with a straight right. Plutov didn't see that one coming.
Petersen throws a body punch but Plutov moves out of range.
Petersen tries to clinch but Plutov is having none of it.
Petersen throws a body punch but Plutov moves out of range.
Plutov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plutov punishes Petersen's body with a nice straight punch.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Petersen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plutov feints and then cracks Petersen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petersen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen connects with a solid leg kick.
Plutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Nice body punch from Petersen.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Plutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Plutov lands a jab.
Petersen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plutov misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Plutov.
Plutov throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Petersen is predictable there
and Plutov counters with a leg kick.
Plutov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plutov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plutov checks a leg kick.
Plutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Petersen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Plutov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plutov throws a lazy head kick
and Petersen counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Plutov.
Plutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen throwing a counter right hand but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Petersen tries to land a leg kick but Plutov saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen scores with a sloppy right hand. Plutov should have avoided that one.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Petersen tried to counter with a leg kick but Plutov avoided it.
Plutov misses with a straight right.
Plutov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petersen.
Plutov cracks Petersen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petersen throws a nice looking combination but Plutov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plutov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petersen works Plutov's body with a nice hook.
Petersen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Plutov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petersen catches Plutov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petersen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Plutov looks to score with a jab to the body but Petersen is just out of range.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plutov works Petersen's body with a nice hook.
Petersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
Petersen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
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 Steven Petersen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Plutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plutov throws an off balance right hand
and Petersen counters with a nice uppercut.
Petersen moves away from the strike by Plutov.
Petersen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Petersen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plutov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petersen. That's going to slow Plutov down.
Plutov slips a jab from Petersen.
Petersen blocks a head kick by Plutov.
Petersen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plutov circles away quickly and effectively.
Petersen misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Plutov scores with a jab.
Plutov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petersen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Petersen misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Plutov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Plutov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Steven Petersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Plutov walks into a left hand.
Petersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petersen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
Plutov misses the body punch
and Petersen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plutov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petersen looks to land a left hand but Plutov moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Plutov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Plutov is looking to chop away at Petersen's legs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Plutov, as that shot connected.
Petersen misses with a wild body shot.
Plutov lands with a hook. Petersen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Plutov.
Plutov throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Plutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Plutov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen cracks Plutov with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plutov takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Plutov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Plutov scores with a head kick.
Petersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Plutov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Plutov feints and then cracks Petersen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petersen down.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and Petersen moves out of range easily.
Petersen throws a leg kick but Plutov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Plutov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petersen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Plutov looks to land a left hand but Petersen moved out of range nicely.
Petersen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Plutov misses.
Plutov scoring well with a low kick there.
Petersen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Plutov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petersen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petersen throws a looping overhand right but Plutov ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plutov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petersen.
Plutov looks for the body kick but Petersen saw that one coming.
Petersen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Plutov throws out a counter right but Petersen avoids it with no problem.
Plutov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petersen scores with a leg kick.
Plutov takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Petersen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Plutov checks a leg kick.
Plutov jabs Petersen right on the nose. Petersen blinks but takes it well.
Petersen walks into a straight right hand from Plutov.
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and Petersen moves out of range easily.
Petersen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Petersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Petersen. Beautiful body shot.
Petersen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plutov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov lands with a cross.
Plutov with a hook.
Petersen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plutov on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov drops his hands momentarily and Petersen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Plutov misses the target.
Petersen moves out of range as Plutov strikes.
Plutov misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Plutov blocks a leg kick.
Plutov checks a low kick from Petersen.
Petersen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plutov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plutov dodges the punch combination from Petersen.
Plutov feints a counter leg kick.
Petersen avoids the head kick by Plutov.
Plutov cracks Petersen with a good jab.
Plutov misses the jab.
Petersen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Plutov.
Petersen throws a big counter combination but Plutov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Plutov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plutov.
Petersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plutov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
Petersen throws a series of strikes that have Plutov backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wasyl Plutov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Petersen throws a series of punches but Plutov avoids them all with ease.
Plutov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Plutov misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Plutov tenderised Petersen's leg. Petersen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Nice straight punches there by Petersen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petersen.
Petersen lands a jab to the nose.
Plutov with a nice cross.
Petersen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Plutov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petersen is able to avoid easily.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from Petersen.
Plutov throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Plutov takes one on the button.
Petersen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Petersen misses its intended target.
Petersen avoids the head kick by Plutov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petersen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Plutov throws a hook to the side of Petersen's head but Petersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petersen slips a straight right by Plutov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
Plutov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Plutov.
Plutov throws a lazy right hand but Petersen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petersen moves out of range of the leg kick from Plutov.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but Petersen moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Plutov there.
Plutov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plutov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Plutov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Plutov throws a looping overhand right but Petersen ducks down to avoid it.
Petersen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plutov.
Petersen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Plutov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plutov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petersen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Plutov manages to avoid it.
Petersen lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petersen misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Plutov misses.
Petersen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plutov swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
A big right from Petersen misses.
Nice cross by Plutov.
A cross from Plutov lands.
The fighters circling - Petersen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen misses with a double jab.
Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
Petersen blocks a leg kick.
Plutov misses with a straight right.
Petersen throws a hook to the side of Plutov's head but Plutov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Plutov scores with a punch to the head.
Plutov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petersen.
Plutov lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Plutov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Plutov misses with some punches.
Plutov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Plutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Plutov misses.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Plutov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petersen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plutov.
Plutov wants to land a leg kick but Petersen is out of range.
Petersen throws a shot to the body.
Plutov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petersen.
Petersen defending well as Plutov loads up on a big left hand.
Petersen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Plutov. Plutov obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Plutov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Plutov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petersen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a looping left.
Plutov lands with an overhand left.
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!
Plutov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petersen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petersen throws a body shot but no joy.
Petersen thumps Plutov with a low kick.
Petersen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plutov throws a big shot that misses.
Petersen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Plutov throws a solid leg kick but Petersen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Plutov.
An attempted straight right counter from Petersen misses the target.
Plutov tests Petersen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petersen misses with a hook.
Plutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Plutov.
Plutov swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov throws a counter combo.
Plutov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Plutov checks a low kick from Petersen.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wasyl Plutov.
I think Plutov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
An out of breath Wasyl Plutov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rautio (ranked 786 p4p, 687 weight class) and Dada Segbo (ranked 113 p4p, 100 weight class). Rautio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, mickey avalon. Segbo has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. 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 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dada Segbo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segbo connects with a looping right hand.
Segbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rautio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Segbo lands a really nice looking cross but Rautio seems unphased.
Rautio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Segbo throws out the jab.
Segbo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rautio slips under a jab.
Segbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Segbo.
A counter left hand to the body from Rautio misses its target.
Rautio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Segbo momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio slips a jab from Segbo.
Segbo looks to land a right hand but Rautio moved out of range.
Segbo shoots in looking for a takedown but Rautio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Segbo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rautio misses with a straight left.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Segbo throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segbo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rautio.
It looked like Rautio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rautio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rautio wants it to stay on the feet.
Rautio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Segbo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Segbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Segbo sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Segbo misses.
Rautio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rautio slips a jab from Segbo.
Segbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rautio throws out a loose jab but Segbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautio throws the kick towards the body but Segbo avoids it.
Segbo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Segbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Segbo slips under a jab from Rautio.
Rautio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rautio.
Rautio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Segbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Segbo is out of range.
Rautio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Segbo at a distance.
Rautio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Segbo lands a two punch combo.
Rautio misses with a wild body shot.
Rautio dips to his left and cracks Segbo with an uppercut!
Segbo swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
Rautio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Segbo moves away.
Rautio tries to land a front kick but Segbo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Segbo.
A little feinted left hand from Rautio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rautio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Risto Rautio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dada Segbo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Segbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautio moves away from the strike by Segbo.
Segbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rautio counters with an inside leg kick.
Segbo looks to throw the jab but Rautio is out of range.
And Rautio counters with a quick kick to the body but Segbo blocks it.
Rautio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rautio 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 Segbo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Segbo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Segbo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Segbo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Segbo 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.
Dada Segbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Segbo throws a body punch but Rautio moves out of range.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Segbo is out of range.
Risto Rautio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Segbo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Segbo. That snapped Rautio's head back.
Good shot there by Segbo.
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!
Segbo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rautio stuns Segbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rautio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rautio misses with a body shot.
Segbo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Segbo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Segbo.
Nice uppercut lands for Rautio. That snapped Segbo's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautio throws a wild body kick that Segbo sees coming a mile off.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Segbo is out of range.
Segbo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
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.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Risto Rautio is winning the standup battle so far.
Segbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rautio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Segbo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Segbo is rocked!
Segbo with a hook.
Segbo misses with a looping right.
Segbo tries to land a front kick but Rautio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Segbo.
Segbo misses with a right hand
and Rautio counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Segbo misses with a left hand
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rautio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Segbo checks it well.
Segbo cracks a nice hook into Rautio's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio moves into the clinch.
Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Segbo.
Segbo can't get the takedown.
Segbo breaks from the clinch.
Segbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rautio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Segbo slips under a jab from Rautio.
Segbo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rautio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Segbo.
Segbo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Segbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rautio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rautio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Segbo.
Segbo takes a swing at Rautio's ribcage but misses.
Segbo ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Segbo defending well as Rautio loads up on a big left hand.
Segbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Segbo connects with a looping right hand.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Segbo misses with a hook. Rautio ducked under it nicely.
Segbo connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Segbo misses with a looping right.
Rautio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rautio's corner calls for a 1-2. Rautio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rautio checks a leg kick.
Rautio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rautio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Segbo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Segbo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio slips under a jab.
Segbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rautio.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Segbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Segbo throws a leg kick
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Segbo is still on wobbly legs! Can Rautio finish him?
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick from Segbo.
Segbo throws a leg kick but Rautio checks it.
It looked like Rautio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Segbo seems to have recovered his senses.
Rautio throws a low kick, looking for Segbo's leg but Segbo calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Segbo! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Segbo misses the target.
Rautio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Segbo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Segbo. Rautio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rautio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Segbo, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Segbo.
Rautio rushes Segbo and presses him up against the cage.
Segbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Rautio.
Segbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Segbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Segbo shoots in for a double leg but Rautio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Segbo connects with an inside leg kick.
Segbo goes for a double leg but Rautio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rautio continues to drive forward.
Risto Rautio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dada Segbo.
A big left from Segbo misses.
Rautio thuds his right hand into Segbo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rautio misses with a body shot.
Rautio lands a nice shot that snaps Segbo's head back.
Rautio throws a jab when Segbo was well out of range.
Rautio throws a sloppy body shot
and Segbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Segbo drops his hands momentarily and Rautio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Segbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rautio.
Segbo avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Rautio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rautio keeps Segbo at a distance using the push kick.
Rautio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Segbo moves out of range as Rautio strikes.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
Rautio with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio tries to work over Segbo's front leg with a kick but Segbo checks it.
Segbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Segbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Segbo 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segbo connects with a nice looking jab.
Segbo throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Rautio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Segbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rautio lands with a nice body kick.
Segbo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Segbo throws a looping overhand right but Rautio ducks down to avoid it.
Rautio thows a body kick. Segbo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Segbo tries to bum rush Rautio with a series of wild strikes but Rautio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Segbo misses.
Rautio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rautio jabs Segbo right on the nose. Segbo blinks but takes it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Segbo.
Segbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rautio.
Segbo blocks the body kick.
Dada Segbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio moves away from the strike by Segbo.
Rautio thumps Segbo with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Segbo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rautio throws out the jab.
Segbo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Segbo is out of range.
Segbo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Segbo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rautio scores with a nice strike.
Rautio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Segbo.
Segbo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rautio misses.
Segbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rautio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rautio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Segbo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Segbo misses with a leg kick
and Rautio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Segbo misses.
Segbo misses with a hook
and Segbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rautio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rautio is looking to clinch but Segbo is avoiding it.
Rautio loads up on a big right hand but Segbo slips the punch.
Rautio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Segbo momentarily.
Rautio lands a big uppercut and Segbo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Segbo looks OK. Rautio waves Segbo back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautio closes the distance but Segbo moves to the side
and Segbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Segbo misses with a right hand
and Rautio counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Risto Rautio!
Risto Rautio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock (ranked 546 p4p, 671 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 69 p4p, 85 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Rock. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
Hageman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Hageman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rock counters with a thumping low kick.
Hageman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hageman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock 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.
Rock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rock is looking to chop away at Hageman's legs.
Hageman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Diego Hageman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hageman lands with a nice body punch.
Rock checks a low kick from Hageman.
Rock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hageman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Hageman connects with a leg kick.
Hageman loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hageman misses the jab.
Rock half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
Hageman lands with a nice combination. Rock backs away looking to recover.
Rock blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
Hageman throws a lazy uppercut
and Rock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hageman thinking.
Hageman swings widly with a right hand
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock takes a swing at Hageman's ribcage but misses.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hageman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hageman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rock misses with a body shot.
Rock rushes Hageman and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman blocks a body shot from Rock.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Rock.
Rock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hageman.
Hageman working aggressively here.
Rock misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hageman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rock lands a left hand.
Rock tries to pull guard but Hageman won't allow it.
Rock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rock struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rock blocking some punches.
Hageman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hageman lands with a left to the head.
Rock tries to throw a body punch but Hageman avoids it by throwing Rock back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman misses with the head strike.
Rock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hageman blocks a body shot from Rock.
Hageman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hageman - that landed with a thud.
Hageman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hageman can turn it around.
Rock tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Hageman.
Hageman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rock or not.
Rock misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rock.
Hageman scores with a shot to the side of Rock's head.
Nice body punch from Rock.
Hageman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hageman loads up on a big right hand but Rock slips the punch.
Rock half committed to a counter leg kick.
A cross from Rock lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hageman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hageman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rock ducks under a wild hook from Hageman.
Rock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hageman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rock counters with a nice uppercut.
Hageman just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Rock checks a leg kick.
Hageman connects with a leg kick.
Hageman looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hageman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hageman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rock jabs Hageman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Will Rock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hageman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hageman throws a combination that misses
and Rock counters with a stiff right hand.
Hageman misses with a leg kick
and Rock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rock.
Hageman blocks a body shot from Rock.
Rock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hageman.
Rock jumps into guard, dragging Hageman to the mat.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hageman defends it easily.
Rock looking for a guillotine here but Hageman defends easily.
Hageman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rock is trying to control the position but Hageman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hageman tries to stand but Rock is controlling from the bottom.
Rock has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hageman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hageman has managed to get both his arms back between Rock's legs - danger averted.
Hageman slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rock controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hageman is taking a breather. Rock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hageman trying to control the action but Rock is working from the bottom.
Rock trying to control here.
Rock is pressing down on Hageman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hageman gets to his feet - Rock follows without any prompting.
Rock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock throws a hook but Hageman blocks it.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Hageman's head but Hageman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hageman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Hageman misses with a looping left.
Hageman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hageman throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hageman.
Hageman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Rock catches Hageman right on the button with a cross.
Hageman thumps Rock with a low kick.
Rock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hageman.
Rock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hageman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That has opened up Diego Hageman's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman staying out of range there.
Rock moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHageman.
Rock is looking to score with low kicks.
Hageman feints a counter leg kick.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
Rock is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hageman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hageman.
A head kick misses from Hageman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hageman scores with a hook.
Rock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman catches Rock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hageman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Hageman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Hageman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hageman looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Hageman throws out a loose jab but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hageman lands a glancing blow to the side of Rock's head.
A slow jab from Hageman misses its intended target.
Jab by Rock.
Hageman throws a looping overhand right but Rock ducks down to avoid it.
Rock throwing a counter right hand but Hageman manages to avoid it.
Rock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hageman. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hageman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Hageman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rock counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock throws a jab but it's blocked by Hageman.
Rock staying out of range there.
Hageman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hageman.
Rock tries to land a leg kick but Hageman saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hageman is rocked!
Hageman connects with a body shot.
Hageman is looking to slow Rock down with leg kicks.
Hageman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hageman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rock checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hageman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hageman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rock moves out of range of the leg kick from Hageman.
Hageman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hageman scores with a sloppy right hand. Rock should have avoided that one.
Hageman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Hageman misses
letting Rock counter with a right hand.
The cut above Diego Hageman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hageman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rock doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hageman misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Rock.
Rock cracks Hageman with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rock has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hageman to stand back up!
Hageman is still on wobbly legs! Can Rock finish him?
Hageman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hageman moves away.
Hageman seems to have recovered his senses.
Rock stuns Hageman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch but Hageman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hageman tries a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Rock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hageman misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock throws a head kick but Hageman moves out of range.
Rock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hageman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Hageman moves out of range easily.
Hageman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock throws out a powerful jab.
Diego Hageman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hageman throws a body kick that misses
and Rock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Hageman.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hageman.
Diego Hageman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hageman misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hageman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock walks into a stiff left hand from Hageman.
Rock moves into range and clinches up with Hageman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Rock jumps guard but Hageman stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock tries to pull guard but Hageman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Rock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hageman struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock controls his hands.
Will Rock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Hageman.
Rock tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hageman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hageman misses with some punches.
Hageman lands with a light punch inside.
Hageman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hageman lands a right hand.
Rock avoids a wild elbow strike from Hageman.
Rock jumps guard and drags Hageman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Hageman.
I think Hageman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Hageman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 562 p4p, 450 weight class) and Zoran Paunovic (ranked 78 p4p, 62 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Zoran Paunovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan throws a nice looking combination but Paunovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the strikes.
Paunovic is looking to land body kicks.
Chikatchawan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paunovic is able to avoid easily.
And Paunovic responds with a good body kick, but Chikatchawan manages to step out the way in time.
Chikatchawan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
Paunovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paunovic tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been informed that Paunovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Paunovic slips under a jab from Chikatchawan.
Paunovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chikatchawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paunovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paunovic.
Chikatchawan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice cross by Chikatchawan.
Paunovic avoids the head kick by Chikatchawan.
Paunovic is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chikatchawan checks a leg kick.
It looked like Chikatchawan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chikatchawan tried to score with a low kick but Paunovic checks it.
A low kick lands for Paunovic.
Chikatchawan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paunovic.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Paunovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chikatchawan throws a shot from downtown. Paunovic moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic clobbers Chikatchawan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paunovic misses with a two punch combination.
Chikatchawan throws an off balance right hand
and Paunovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the side of Paunovic's head but Paunovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paunovic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chikatchawan blocks it well.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Paunovic counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paunovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chikatchawan lands an overhand right.
Paunovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Chikatchawan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paunovic.
Chikatchawan lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan lands a brutal head kick. Paunovic looks out on his feet and Chikatchawan throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
A relieved looking Tsoko Chikatchawan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hip Hop (ranked 361 p4p, 377 weight class) and Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 53 p4p, 55 weight class). Hop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hard in Da Paint. Hip Hop had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vincible tries a head kick but it misses.
Hop misses the jab.
Hip Hop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Vincible misses with a two punch combination.
Da Vincible slips under a jab from Hop.
Hop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Vincible throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Vincible takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Vincible was well out of range. Poor timing from Hop.
Da Vincible takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Vincible takes a swing at Hop's ribcage but misses.
Hop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Da Vincible misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hop moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible ducks under a wild hook from Hop.
Da Vincible throws an off balance right hand
and Hop counters with a nice uppercut.
Hop misses with a low kick as Da Vincible jumps back.
Hop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Vincible on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hop throws a lazy uppercut
and Da Vincible counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vincible thuds his shin into the meat of Hop's side.
Hop misses with a leg kick
and Da Vincible counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Da Vincible defending well as Hop loads up on a big left hand.
Da Vincible scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Da Vincible tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hop misses the target.
Hop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Da Vincible ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooh!!! Da Vincible has knocked Hop down with a huge combo! Da Vincible steps away and waves a wobbly Hop back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Hop is rocked!
Hop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Vincible checks it well.
Oh Hop is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good shot there by Da Vincible.
Hop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vincible manages to avoid it.
Da Vincible looks to throw the jab but Hop is out of range.
Da Vincible connects with the punch.
Da Vincible throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hop's sensitive parts.
Hop seems to have got his legs back now.
Hop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Da Vincible let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Da Vincible misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooh!!! Da Vincible has knocked Hop down with a huge combo! Da Vincible steps away and waves a wobbly Hop back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hop throws a head kick that misses.
Hop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Da Vincible connects with an 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!
Da Vincible throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hop throws a lazy head kick
enabling Da Vincible to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Vincible jabs Hop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Da Vincible throws a series of punches but Hop avoids them all with ease.
Hop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Vincible throws a hook to the side of Hop's head but Hop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Vincible.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible misses with a body shot.
Da Vincible needs to keep his hands up - Hop had a free shot at his head there.
Da Vincible slips a jab from Hop.
Hop checks a low kick from Da Vincible.
Hop misses with a low kick.
Da Vincible throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Da Vincible looks to move away, Hop throws a big counter combo but Da Vincible just gets out of the way.
Hop walks into a jab.
Hop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Da Vincible tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hop throws an off balance right hand
and Hop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Vincible misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Da Vincible dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da Vincible fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Da Vincible throws an off balance right hand
and Hop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Leonardo Da Vincible has been cut.
Hop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Da Vincible. Da Vincible circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Da Vincible throws a head kick but Hop moves out of range.
Da Vincible thows a leg kick but Hop checks it
enabling Hop to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Vincible misses with a looping right.
Hop misses with a left hand
and Da Vincible counters with a stiff right hand.
Da Vincible tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vincible throws a jab when Hop was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hop on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hop misses with a hook. Da Vincible ducked under it nicely.
Da Vincible staying out of range there.
Da Vincible doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible throws a jab but it's blocked by Hop.
Hop throwing a counter right hand but Da Vincible manages to avoid it.
Hop looks to land a right hand but Da Vincible moved out of range.
Da Vincible looks for the body kick but Hop saw that one coming.
Hop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Vincible checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Da Vincible throws a hook but Hop avoids it easily.
Jab by Da Vincible.
A telegraphed right hand from Hop misses the target.
Hop moves forwards but Da Vincible connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Da Vincible cracks Hop with a right hand to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hop might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hop misses with a kick to the body
and Da Vincible counters with a left and a right... And another left! Hop is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonardo Da Vincible!
Leonardo Da Vincible 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Bob Frankels (ranked 108 p4p, 192 weight class) and UberThor Hammerfall (ranked 16 p4p, 29 weight class). Frankels comes to the cage accompanied by Dawn....Summer Solstice... . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rocket Bob Frankels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, UberThor Hammerfall!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hammerfall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frankels swings widly with a right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a nice body shot.
Frankels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hammerfall counters with a stiff right hand.
Frankels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frankels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frankels cracks Hammerfall with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hammerfall with the inside leg kick.
Frankels throws an off balance right hand
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Frankels
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hammerfall staying out of range there.
Hammerfall blocks a low kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Hammerfall misses.
Frankels blocks a jab.
Frankels takes a swing at Hammerfall's ribcage but misses.
Frankels lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammerfall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Rocket Bob Frankels has been cut.
Hammerfall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Frankels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hammerfall counters with a thumping low kick.
Frankels looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hammerfall lands with a cross.
Frankels throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hammerfall throws the left hand but Frankels avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Hammerfall misses its intended target.
Frankels feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Frankels slips under a jab.
Hammerfall misses the body punch
and Frankels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankels missing with a left hand there. Hammerfall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Frankels.
Frankels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfall scores with a hook to the body. Frankels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frankels counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Hammerfall as he checks the leg kick.
Hammerfall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frankels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hammerfall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankels.
Hammerfall swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hammerfall ducks under a wild hook from Frankels.
It seemed like Hammerfall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Frankels scores with a nice head shot.
Hammerfall ducks right into an uppercut from Frankels.
Frankels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hammerfall throws out a counter right but Frankels avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Frankels.
A low kick from Hammerfall is predictable there
and Frankels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frankels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frankels connects with a body shot that sends Hammerfall's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankels looks for the body kick but Hammerfall saw that one coming.
Hammerfall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frankels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammerfall moves away.
Hammerfall slips under a jab from Frankels.
Hammerfall throws a jab when Frankels was well out of range.
Frankels misses with a leg kick
and Hammerfall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammerfall misses the shot to the body.
Frankels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hammerfall misses with a right hand
and Frankels counters with a low kick, right behind Hammerfall 's knee.
Frankels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frankels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Frankels looks to throw the jab but Hammerfall is out of range.
Frankels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hammerfall looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall throws an off balance right hand
and Frankels counters with a good, hard body kick but Hammerfall shrugs it off.
Frankels throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammerfall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Frankels connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankels looks for the body kick but Hammerfall saw that one coming.
Frankels misses with a wild body shot.
Frankels misses with a leg kick
and Hammerfall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammerfall misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankels counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frankels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Frankels is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hammerfall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hammerfall takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hammerfall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hammerfall throws a jab but it's blocked by Frankels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocket Bob Frankels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammerfall connects with a body shot.
Hammerfall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frankels at a distance.
Hammerfall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Frankels thows a leg kick but Hammerfall checks it
and Hammerfall counters with a low kick, right behind Frankels 's knee.
Hammerfall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frankels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hammerfall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Frankels.
Frankels moves forwards but Hammerfall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammerfall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Frankels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels scores with a leg kick.
Hammerfall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Frankels to score with a decent uppercut.
Good shot there by Frankels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frankels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frankels.
Frankels misses with a left hand
enabling Hammerfall to counter with a crisp jab.
Hammerfall lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frankels's sensitive parts.
Frankels lands a high kick!
Frankels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfall was well out of range. Poor timing from Frankels.
Frankels throws a head kick but Hammerfall moves out of range.
Frankels looks to land a right hand but Hammerfall moved out of range.
Hammerfall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frankels.
Frankels throws a leg kick
and Hammerfall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Frankels lands with a hook. Hammerfall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Frankels is predictable there
and Hammerfall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Frankels misses the target.
Frankels misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankels throws a body kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Hammerfall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frankels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frankels misses with a hook.
Frankels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hammerfall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Frankels.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut. Frankels saw that one coming.
Hammerfall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Hammerfall tries to get set, Frankels tries to push him back and clinch up but Hammerfall manages to avoid the attempt.
Frankels lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammerfall throws a looping overhand right but Frankels ducks down to avoid it.
Hammerfall slips under a jab.
Hammerfall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Frankels with a body shot.
Frankels tried to score with a low kick but Hammerfall checks it.
Frankels lunges at Hammerfall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hammerfall's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall blocks a low kick nicely.
Hammerfall checks a leg kick.
Frankels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall wants to land a leg kick but Frankels is out of range.
Frankels thuds his shin into the meat of Hammerfall's side.
Frankels misses with a looping right.
Hammerfall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rocket Bob Frankels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerfall swings for the body but Frankels moves out of range.
Frankels misses with a right hand
letting Hammerfall counter with a right hand.
Rocket Bob Frankels's cut is getting worse.
Frankels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frankels misses the body punch
and Hammerfall counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hammerfall on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Frankels.
Frankels takes a swing at Hammerfall's ribcage but misses.
Hammerfall ducks under a wild hook from Frankels.
Frankels takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Frankels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocket Bob Frankels is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammerfall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfall feints and then cracks Frankels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frankels down.
Frankels misses with the body kick
letting Hammerfall counter with a right hand.
Hammerfall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frankels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammerfall misses the jab.
Frankels lands a front kick.
Frankels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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 Rocket Bob Frankels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rocket Bob Frankels's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hammerfall with a nice cross.
Frankels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frankels buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hammerfall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hammerfall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Hammerfall. That snapped Frankels's head back.
Frankels misses with a hook. Hammerfall ducked under it nicely.
Hammerfall ducks under a wild hook from Frankels.
Frankels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hammerfall.
Hammerfall throws a leg kick
and Hammerfall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammerfall tries to score with a low kick but Frankels moves his leg out of the way.
Hammerfall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hammerfall misses with an uppercut
and Frankels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall misses with a low kick.
Frankels looks to land a right hand but Hammerfall moved out of range.
Hammerfall takes a swing at Frankels's ribcage but misses.
Hammerfall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frankels.
Frankels misses with a lunging right hand
and Frankels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Hammerfall.
Hammerfall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frankels.
Hammerfall feints and then cracks Frankels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frankels down.
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frankels moves away.
Frankels lands a glancing blow to the side of Hammerfall's head.
Hammerfall looks to land a left hand but Frankels moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Hammerfall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
UberThor Hammerfall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Frankels.
Frankels fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hammerfall.
Hammerfall takes one on the button.
Hammerfall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frankels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hammerfall counter with a right hand.
Hammerfall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammerfall misses with a straight left.
Frankels moves out of range as Hammerfall strikes.
Frankels scores with a nice head shot.
Frankels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammerfall.
Frankels throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hammerfall avoids it.
A slow jab from Frankels misses its intended target.
Frankels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frankels throws a leg kick but Hammerfall checks it.
A nice side step and Hammerfall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall throws an overhand right that lands on Frankels's shoulder, as Frankels tries to avoid the shot.
Frankels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frankels lands a front kick.
Frankels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big left from Hammerfall misses.
Frankels lands with an uppercut that bounces Hammerfall off the cage and back into range.
Frankels is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice shot by Frankels.
Hammerfall scores with a leg kick.
Frankels throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Frankels throws a poor cross that misses
and Hammerfall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frankels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hammerfall misses the body punch
and Frankels counters with a three punch combo that has Hammerfall backing up. Hammerfall nods at Frankels to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall throws a body punch but Frankels moves out of range.
Frankels connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frankels scores with a sloppy right hand. Hammerfall should have avoided that one.
Hammerfall slips under a jab.
Hammerfall ducks under a wild hook from Frankels.
Frankels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Frankels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Frankels throws a shot from downtown. Hammerfall moves away and avoids it.
Frankels lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hammerfall will feel that in the morning.
Hammerfall with a nice calf kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Frankels.
Rocket Bob Frankels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfall avoids the body shot from Frankels.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocket Bob Frankels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Frankels 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocket Bob Frankels!
Rocket Bob Frankels 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 26 p4p, 60 weight class) and Khunbish Borjigin (ranked 6 p4p, 10 weight class). Magufuli I V comes to the cage accompanied by Toto - Africa. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khunbish Borjigin!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magufuli I V connects with a solid leg kick.
Magufuli I V swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magufuli I V misses with a body kick.
Borjigin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Magufuli I V moves out of range as Borjigin strikes.
Borjigin throws a leg kick
and Magufuli I V counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Khunbish Borjigin has been cut.
Borjigin 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.
A low kick from Borjigin is predictable there
and Magufuli I V counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magufuli I V checks a leg kick.
Borjigin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Borjigin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Magufuli I V blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Borjigin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magufuli I V blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borjigin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli I V blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magufuli I V lands with a light punch inside.
Magufuli I V tries a body shot but Borjigin blocks it.
Magufuli I V blocks an uppercut.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borjigin lands with a light punch inside.
Magufuli I V scores with a shot to the side of Borjigin's head.
Borjigin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magufuli I V.
A head punch on the inside from Magufuli I V fails to land.
Borjigin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borjigin swings wildly with an uppercut but Magufuli I V uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borjigin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magufuli I V goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borjigin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
Borjigin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magufuli I V backwards.
Borjigin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magufuli I V misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Borjigin fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V lands a right hand.
Magufuli I V lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Magufuli I V on the inside.
Magufuli I V tries a body shot but Borjigin blocks it.
Magufuli I V scores with a shoulder strike.
Borjigin can't find room to land a body shot as Magufuli I V controls the action.
Borjigin misses with some punches.
Borjigin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magufuli I V lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Borjigin.
Magufuli I V lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Borjigin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Borjigin lands a left hand.
Borjigin blocks an uppercut.
Borjigin misses with a punch on the inside.
Borjigin struggles to land a body shot inside as Magufuli I V controls his hands.
Borjigin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magufuli I V misses with the head strike.
Borjigin scores with a shoulder strike.
Borjigin blocks a body shot from Magufuli I V.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borjigin has a couple of punches blocked by Magufuli I V.
Borjigin prevents a body shot from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook from the clinch.
Magufuli I V tries a body shot but Borjigin blocks it.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borjigin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Borjigin.
Magufuli I V fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magufuli I V lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borjigin.
Borjigin lands with a short shot to the head.
Magufuli I V misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borjigin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borjigin misses with some punches.
Borjigin manages to break the clinch.
Borjigin throws a leg kick
and Magufuli I V cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magufuli I V staying out of range there.
Magufuli I V slips a jab from Borjigin.
Magufuli I V is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borjigin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Borjigin misses with a right hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a three punch combo that has Borjigin backing up. Borjigin nods at Magufuli I V to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borjigin lands with a right that hurts Magufuli I V. Magufuli I V looks to clinch but Borjigin throws a short knee that drops Magufuli I V. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Khunbish Borjigin!
Khunbish Borjigin is the new light heavyweight champion!
Khunbish Borjigin 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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