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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Shevchenko (ranked 2272 p4p, 2134 weight class) and Duke McStoner (ranked 250 p4p, 236 weight class). Shevchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth For War - Pantera. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Shevchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke McStoner!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McStoner walks into a stiff left hand from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McStoner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McStoner throws a looping overhand right but Shevchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Duke McStoner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shevchenko lands a big head kick that sends McStoner tumbling to the mat! Shevchenko takes a step backwards and waves McStoner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 McStoner is rocked!
Shevchenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McStoner is still on wobbly legs! Can Shevchenko finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shevchenko takes one on the button.
McStoner misses with a body shot.
McStoner seems to have recovered his senses.
Shevchenko tries to clinch there but McStoner circles away.
Shevchenko throws an uppercut from hell that sends McStoner clean off his feet! He's out cold! Shevchenko stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Igor Shevchenko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Igor Shevchenko waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hermann (ranked 782 p4p, 3225 weight class) and Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 47 p4p, 180 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kazimierz's choice of entrance music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aleksander Kazimierz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hermann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazimierz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kazimierz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hermann is trying to get back to full guard.
Hermann's coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hermann manages to get to full guard.
Kazimierz cracks Hermann with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermann has his hands on Kazimierz's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazimierz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermann looking for a sweep. Not yet Hermann, not yet.
Hermann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazimierz manages to get himself to full guard.
Hermann trying to control but Kazimierz is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hermann accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hermann would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hermann stopping the sweep attempt from Kazimierz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hermann gets to his feet. Kazimierz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hermann swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kazimierz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazimierz.
Kazimierz fails with a takedown attempt.
Hermann throws a shot to the body.
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hermann as he avoids it easily.
Karl Hermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kazimierz.
Kazimierz has his takedown stuffed
and Hermann counters with a right hand to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kazimierz looks winded!
Hermann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kazimierz under the eye.
Hermann jabs at Kazimierz's body.
No luck for Kazimierz with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Hermann wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hermann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazimierz manages to avoid it.
Hermann stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hermann lands a nice hook to Kazimierz's body. Kazimierz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermann looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazimierz is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hermann darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hermann lands a nice shot to the body.
Hermann jabs at Kazimierz's body.
Hermann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hermann connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kazimierz. Kazimierz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hermann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kazimierz walks into a jab.
Hermann connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Kazimierz with that takedown attempt.
Hermann lands with a right hand.
Hermann is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazimierz shoots in for a takedown but Hermann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kazimierz feints and as Hermann raises his hands in defense, Kazimierz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hermann has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kazimierz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kazimierz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hermann stuffs the takedown.
Hermann scores with a hook to the body. Kazimierz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hermann throws a good cross that connects.
Hermann lands with a nice body punch.
Hermann bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kazimierz's head backwards.
Karl Hermann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermann cracks Kazimierz with a good jab.
Kazimierz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hermann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazimierz moves away.
Hermann cracks Kazimierz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hermann throws a body punch but Kazimierz moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Hermann.
Hermann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hermann scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hermann.
Hermann lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazimierz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hermann is fending him off so far but Kazimierz persists. Nope, Hermann circles away and we're back to standing.
Hermann throws a right and a left that Kazimierz avoids nicely.
Kazimierz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hermann defends well and Kazimierz ends up having to push Hermann into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hermann lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hermann dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hermann bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kazimierz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hermann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Hermann finds it's target.
Kazimierz takes one to the chin there.
Kazimierz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hermann swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kazimierz.
Hermann swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kazimierz.
Hermann lands with a shot to the body.
Hermann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karl Hermann is winning the standup battle so far.
Kazimierz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Kazimierz shoots in looking for a takedown but Hermann manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazimierz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hermann throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hermann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hermann cracks Kazimierz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hermann lands with an overhand left.
Hermann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazimierz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kazimierz is breathing heavily.
A jab from Hermann finds it's way through Kazimierz's defenses.
Kazimierz is rocked!
Kazimierz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hermann is fending him off so far but Kazimierz persists. Nope, Hermann circles away and we're back to standing.
Kazimierz is still on wobbly legs! Can Hermann finish him?
Karl Hermann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Kazimierz.
Kazimierz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hermann finds it's way round the side to connect with Kazimierz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermann drops Kazimierz with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hermann follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Hermann!
Karl Hermann spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthon Van Der Dusse (ranked 1171 p4p, 2322 weight class) and Snake Rex (ranked 70 p4p, 141 weight class). Rex comes into a darkened arena with his song building. A Tribe Called Kotori kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthon Van Der Dusse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Snake Rex!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse working the ground and pound but Rex is defending the strikes.
Rex is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Der Dusse off and has taken his back!
Van Der Dusse trying to get back to his feet but Rex is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Dusse staying busy and making it hard for Rex to control.
Rex loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Van Der Dusse hold on?
Van Der Dusse staying busy and making it hard for Rex to control.
Rex landing with strikes.
Van Der Dusse is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Dusse trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Van Der Dusse tries to roll but Rex sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Van Der Dusse!
Van Der Dusse tries to escape but Rex has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Van Der Dusse is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Rex has the hooks in. Van Der Dusse is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the hands but Rex breaks the grip.
Well, with Rex on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Van Der Dusse is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Van Der Dusse is trying to stand back up.
Rex tries to get the hooks in deep but Van Der Dusse pushed the leg off.
Van Der Dusse covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Van Der Dusse looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse is really stuck here.
Van Der Dusse is covering up but some of the strikes from Rex are getting through and doing damage.
Van Der Dusse can't escape the position.
Van Der Dusse is trying to stand back up.
Rex is not going to allow Van Der Dusse to sit and survive in this position.
Van Der Dusse is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse tries to roll but Rex sticks to his back.
Rex has good solid back control here.
Rex throwing sloppy strikes.
Rex tries to get the hooks in deep but Van Der Dusse pushed the leg off.
Van Der Dusse is trying to get back to his feet but Rex has full control of the position and if anything, Van Der Dusse has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rex scores with punches and elbows.
Rex is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Van Der Dusse is defending well though. Rex let's go of the attempt for now.
Van Der Dusse is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex controls the action.
Rex connects with a big shot to the side of Van Der Dusse's head.
Rex cracks Van Der Dusse with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Van Der Dusse from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rex gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Van Der Dusse is trying to break free.
Rex throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Van Der Dusse breaks Rex's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snake Rex 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.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Der Dusse or perhaps it was just good defense by Rex, which made it look bad.
Rex looks to land a combination but Van Der Dusse avoids it well.
Rex stuffs the takedown.
Rex throws a counter combo.
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rex to the mat! Rex manages to get full guard.
Van Der Dusse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position from guard on top but Rex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Der Dusse's guard.
Rex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Dusse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rex landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Der Dusse wants to get back to his feet but Rex is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Der Dusse has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position.
Van Der Dusse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rex manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes but missing.
Van Der Dusse trying to control but Rex is working from the bottom.
Rex not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Der Dusse preventing the sweep.
Rex avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse working some strikes from top position.
Rex keeping moving, preventing Van Der Dusse from controlling successfully.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes from guard but Rex blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rex trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Dusse works over Rex with some ground and pound from guard.
Rex has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Der Dusse looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Van Der Dusse with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rex lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Van Der Dusse controls Rex momentarily but Rex frees himself.
Van Der Dusse pulls Rex in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex throwing strikes from guard but Van Der Dusse blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Der Dusse holds on and takes a little breather.
Van Der Dusse wants to stand and escape but Rex is having none of it.
Rex won't allow Van Der Dusse to sweep him here.
Rex trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rex stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse keeping moving, preventing Rex from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Der Dusse keeping full guard, as Rex tries to pass.
Van Der Dusse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Der Dusse drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rex is trying to improve his position.
Rex is not content to let Van Der Dusse control the position.
Rex is looking to regain half guard here but Van Der Dusse keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Rex's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthon Van Der Dusse dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Van Der Dusse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Der Dusse or perhaps it was just good defense by Rex, which made it look bad.
Van Der Dusse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Der Dusse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rex cracks a nice hook into Van Der Dusse's ribs.
Rex scores with a shot to the body.
Van Der Dusse shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rex seems keen to control Van Der Dusse's posture.
Van Der Dusse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rex's head.
Rex is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Der Dusse wants to control from the top but Rex keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Dusse is looking to work some ground and pound but Rex has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dusse wants to control from the top but Rex keeps moving.
Rex is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Der Dusse is looking to pass into half guard but Rex pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rex is in guard.
Van Der Dusse is controlling Rex's posture.
Rex trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dusse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rex trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rex lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rex being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex distracts Van Der Dusse with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rex passes into half guard.
Rex trying to control from half guard but Van Der Dusse is working away.
Van Der Dusse tries to kick Rex off but Rex keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Van Der Dusse trying to hold on to Rex's head to control him but Rex postures up.
Van Der Dusse tries to roll over but Rex keeps him under control.
Rex throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex drops an elbow to the side of Van Der Dusse's head.
Van Der Dusse is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Der Dusse is working hard here to advance position.
Rex is thwarting Van Der Dusse's attempts to control the position.
Rex is trying to work for a kimura but Van Der Dusse is defending well.
Van Der Dusse is trying to maintain the position but Rex is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rex misses with a low kick.
Rex misses with an uppercut.
Van Der Dusse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rex sprawls well. Rex wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Der Dusse gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthon Van Der Dusse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex misses with a wild body shot.
Van Der Dusse fails to land the takedown.
Van Der Dusse pushes Rex up against the cage in a clinch.
Rex manages to break the clinch.
Van Der Dusse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rex counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rex throws a sloppy head kick and Van Der Dusse moves out of range easily.
Van Der Dusse blocks a head kick by Rex.
Rex scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snake Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rex 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snake Rex!
Snake Rex thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Objedkov (ranked 343 p4p, 1218 weight class) and Astro Traveller (ranked 17 p4p, 72 weight class). Traveller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Astro Traveller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sergey Objedkov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Astro Traveller!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Objedkov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Objedkov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Objedkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Traveller is looking to escape.
Traveller is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Objedkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Objedkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Objedkov passes the guard and advances to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traveller's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Objedkov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Traveller bucks Objedkov off and manages to get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traveller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller tries to clinch but Objedkov moves out of range.
Traveller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Objedkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sergey Objedkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Traveller misses.
Traveller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traveller tries to counter with a clinch but Objedkov shakes him off and moves away.
Traveller misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Objedkov there.
Objedkov has a takedown stuffed.
Traveller throws a looping overhand right but Objedkov ducks down to avoid it.
Objedkov lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Objedkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown but Traveller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Objedkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Objedkov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Traveller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller throws a leg kick but Objedkov checks it.
Objedkov goes for a double leg but Traveller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Traveller continues to drive forward.
Traveller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Traveller finds it's way through Objedkov's defenses.
Objedkov tries to clinch up
and Traveller counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Objedkov throws the left hand but Traveller avoids the punch easily.
Traveller lands with a shot to the body.
Objedkov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Traveller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Objedkov 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.
Objedkov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Traveller told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Objedkov won't allow Traveller to get back to his feet.
Traveller is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Objedkov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Traveller misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Traveller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Objedkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Traveller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Objedkov blocking some punches.
Objedkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Traveller fails to land.
Traveller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Objedkov.
Traveller throws a head punch that misses.
Traveller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traveller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Traveller is pressed up against the cage. Objedkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Traveller down to the mat. Traveller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big right from Objedkov misses.
Objedkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Objedkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traveller.
Objedkov misses the shot to the body.
Traveller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Traveller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Objedkov throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traveller clobbers Objedkov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Traveller misses.
Traveller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Objedkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Objedkov tries to move into range but Traveller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Traveller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Traveller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Objedkov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Objedkov defending well as Traveller loads up on a big left hand.
Traveller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Objedkov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Traveller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown but Traveller shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Objedkov with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Astro Traveller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Objedkov forces Traveller back against the cage and clinches.
Objedkov blocking some punches.
Traveller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Traveller thows a leg kick but Objedkov checks it
and Objedkov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Objedkov lands strikes from half guard.
Traveller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Traveller manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Traveller cracks Objedkov with an open hand slap.
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!
Objedkov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Objedkov looks for a takedown but Traveller sprawls well.
Traveller throws a counter combo.
Traveller leaves Objedkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Traveller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Objedkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Objedkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Traveller quickly recovers to half guard.
Traveller kicks Objedkov off and gets back to his feet.
Objedkov scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Objedkov. That snapped Traveller's head back.
Objedkov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Objedkov misses with a left hand
letting Traveller counter with a right hand.
Traveller misses with a jab to the body
and Objedkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Objedkov lands with a nice body punch.
Objedkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Traveller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Objedkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Objedkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Objedkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Traveller scores with a jab.
 Objedkov is rocked!
Traveller throws a series of punches but Objedkov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traveller misses with a hook
and Objedkov moves into the clinch.
Traveller can't find room to land a body shot as Objedkov controls the action.
Objedkov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Traveller misses with a punch on the inside.
Traveller is looking to break free of the clinch but Objedkov has double underhooks.
Traveller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Objedkov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Traveller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Objedkov breaks from the clinch.
Traveller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Objedkov tries to counter by clinching up but Traveller breaks away and moves out of range.
Objedkov scores with the left hand. Traveller knows he should have avoided that one.
Astro Traveller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Traveller misses with a looping right.
Objedkov is looking to counter the offense by Traveller and move into the clinch.
Traveller just misses with a punch to the body.
Objedkov is looking to counter punch.
Traveller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Objedkov.
Traveller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Objedkov.
Objedkov moves away from the strike by Traveller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov lands a jab to the head.
Traveller moves away from the strike by Objedkov.
Nice shot lands for Traveller.
Objedkov throws a jab when Traveller was well out of range.
Objedkov misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Traveller.
A left lands for Traveller.
Oh Objedkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Traveller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Traveller misses.
Traveller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Traveller as he avoids it easily.
Traveller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Objedkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Traveller misses the shot to the body.
Traveller throws a jab but it's blocked by Objedkov.
Traveller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Objedkov. Objedkov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traveller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Objedkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Traveller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Objedkov.
Astro Traveller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Traveller misses the jab.
Objedkov doesn't manage to clinch there - Traveller circles away.
Traveller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Objedkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Traveller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Objedkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Traveller was well out of range. Poor timing from Objedkov.
Objedkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Traveller.
Objedkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Traveller. Traveller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Traveller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Astro Traveller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Objedkov misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Traveller! But no joy.
Traveller keeps the fight on the outside.
Traveller throws a shot from downtown. Objedkov moves away and avoids it.
Traveller misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Objedkov. Traveller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Objedkov connects with a crisp jab.
Traveller throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Objedkov finds it's target.
Traveller connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov misses with a body shot.
Objedkov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Traveller is fending him off so far but Objedkov persists. Nope, Traveller circles away and we're back to standing.
Traveller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Objedkov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Objedkov looks to land a combination but Traveller avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traveller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Objedkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Traveller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Objedkov gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Traveller gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Objedkov is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Astro Traveller!
A very excited looking Astro Traveller rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Pentele (ranked 196 p4p, 1031 weight class) and Sao Alela (ranked 22 p4p, 129 weight class). Pentele's entrance music is Dreams of Retribution. A fine choice. Alela is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ground Zero (MOP). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pentti Pentele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alela. That did some damage!
Pentele throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
Alela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pentele is looking to land body kicks.
Pentele throws a right and a left that Alela avoids nicely.
Pentti Pentele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alela lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alela.
A lazy body kick from Pentele
and Alela counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Pentele moves away and avoids it.
Alela swings widly with a right hand
and Pentele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pentele.
Alela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alela lands with a right hand.
Pentele lands with a straight right. Alela didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pentele.
Pentele slips a straight right by Alela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele misses with a series of wild punches.
Alela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pentele misses with a hook
and Pentele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pentele lands a jab to the nose.
Alela throws out a loose jab but Pentele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pentele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alela 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.
Pentele jabs Alela right on the nose. Alela blinks but takes it well.
Pentele lands with an overhand left.
Pentele misses the shot to the body.
Alela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pentele manages to avoid it.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Pentele moves away and avoids it.
Pentele throws a counter high kick but Alela was just alert enough to avoid it.
Pentele throws an off balance right hand
and Alela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pentele lands a jab.
Alela connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Pentele misses the target.
Alela swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pentele throws a right hand that Alela ducks under and follows up with a left that Alela also avoids with ease.
Pentele looks to land a combination but Alela avoids it well.
Alela throws a body punch but Pentele moves out of range.
Pentele takes a swing at Alela's ribcage but misses.
Alela throws a big counter head kick but Pentele avoids it with no problem.
Pentele swings for the body but Alela moves out of range.
Alela misses with a looping right.
Pentele scores with a jab.
A jab from Pentele does it's job there.
Alela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Pentele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alela 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.
Pentele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentele.
Alela swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pentele misses with a hook. Alela ducked under it nicely.
Alela connects with a right hand. Pentele shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela misses with a double jab
and Pentele counters with a stiff right hand.
Pentele throws out a loose jab but Alela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alela shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alela lands a jab to the head.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Pentele moved out of range.
Pentele does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alela throws a lazy right hand but Pentele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pentele lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alela's sensitive parts.
Pentele lands a nice looking body shot.
Pentele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Alela counter with a right hand.
Alela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pentele.
Pentele blocks a jab.
Alela misses with a straight right.
Pentele lands with a shot to the body.
Pentele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Pentele. Beautiful body shot.
Pentele looks to throw the jab but Alela is out of range.
Alela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pentele.
Pentele throws a lazy head kick
enabling Alela to counter with a crisp jab.
Pentele scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pentele misses with a body shot.
Pentele throws a series of punches but Alela moves out of range.
Pentele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alela throws out a counter right but Pentele avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Pentele misses its intended target.
Pentele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alela's head.
Pentele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alela checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pentele scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Pentele 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.
Pentele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pentele throws a leg kick but Alela sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alela misses the jab.
Pentele throws a low kick, looking for Alela's leg but Alela calmly moves out of range.
Pentele cracks Alela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pentele takes a swing at Alela's ribcage but misses.
Alela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Alela misses.
Alela avoids a kick to the body.
Pentele fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pentele throws a combination that misses
and Alela counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Pentele misses.
Alela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alela tries to work over Pentele's front leg with a kick but Pentele checks it.
Pentele misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele lands a really nice looking cross but Alela seems unphased.
Pentele misses with an uppercut.
Pentele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alela can do to turn this around?
Pentele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Pentele moves away and avoids it.
Alela throws a big shot that misses.
Alela avoids the body shot from Pentele.
Pentele lands a jab to the head.
Pentele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pentele ducks under a wild hook from Alela.
Pentele connects with a single shot there.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Pentele's head but Pentele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pentele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pentti Pentele is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws a jab but it's blocked by Alela.
Alela let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pentele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela blocks a head kick by Pentele.
Alela throws a jab when Pentele was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Pentele misses the target.
Alela throws a hook but Pentele blocks it.
Pentele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alela just misses with a punch to the body.
Alela throws a hook to the side of Pentele's head but Pentele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pentele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Pentele looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pentele throws a series of punches but Alela moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Alela might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pentele has got the better of the exchanges.
Alela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pentele circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Pentele misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Pentele. Beautiful body shot.
Alela misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Alela was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alela throws an overhand right that lands on Pentele's shoulder, as Pentele tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Pentele misses.
Alela blocks a leg kick.
Alela swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pentele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alela misses with a hook.
Alela lands a right hook to the body.
Pentele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pentele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alela counters with a good low kick that Pentele was not able to check.
Pentele lands a jab to Alela's midsection.
Pentele staying out of range there.
Pentele drops his hands momentarily and Alela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Alela misses.
Pentele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alela at a distance.
Pentele throws a right and a left that Alela avoids nicely.
Alela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alela ducks under a wild hook from Pentele.
Alela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pentele misses with an uppercut
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Pentele misses.
Pentele scores with a hook.
Alela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pentele at a distance.
Pentele walks into a straight right hand from Alela.
Nice defenses there by Pentele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Pentele dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pentele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pentele takes one to the chin there.
Pentele throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alela checks a leg kick.
Pentele moves away from the strike by Alela.
Alela misses with a hook.
Alela misses with a low kick as Pentele jumps back.
Pentele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pentele connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele misses with an uppercut.
Pentele looks to land a right hand but Alela moved out of range.
Alela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pentele.
Alela has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pentele throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Alela on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pentele throws a hook but Alela avoids it easily.
Alela is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pentele checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Pentele was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pentele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Pentele.
A swing and a miss from Pentele.
Pentele throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Alela.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pentele.
Pentele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pentele fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alela has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pentele tests Alela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alela throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Alela counter with a right hand.
Alela slips a straight right by Pentele.
Alela is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pentele with a body shot.
Alela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pentele.
Pentele misses with a hook
letting Alela counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pentele lands with a nice body punch.
Pentele lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pentele.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pentele.
Pentele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alela's head backwards.
Alela throws a body kick that misses.
Pentele appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pentele scores with a spinning back kick!
Alela scores with a sloppy right hand. Pentele should have avoided that one.
Alela lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela lands with a right hand.
Alela on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pentele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alela.
Alela works the jab nicely.
Alela blocks a head kick by Pentele.
Alela misses with a straight left.
Alela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pentele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alela throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pentele to counter with a crisp jab.
Pentele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alela.
Pentele throwing a counter right hand but Alela manages to avoid it.
Pentele misses with a body kick.
Alela has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alela there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pentele throws a series of punches but Alela moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pentele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alela throws a looping overhand right but Pentele ducks down to avoid it.
Pentele seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alela connects with a leg kick.
Pentele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alela throws out the jab.
Pentele misses with a looping right.
Pentele staying out of range there.
Alela fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pentele has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pentele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pentele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alela lands a lovely overhand right.
Pentele lunges at Alela with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alela's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pentti Pentele clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice shot by Alela.
Pentele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alela! But no joy.
Pentele lands a jab to the nose.
Alela throws the left hand but Pentele avoids the punch easily.
Pentele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alela lands with an overhand left.
Pentele throws a body shot but no joy.
Pentele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela ducks under a wild hook from Pentele.
A bone on bone clash there as Pentele blocks the leg kick.
Alela needs to keep his hands up - Pentele had a free shot at his head there.
Pentele slips a straight right by Alela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentele tries to land a front kick but Alela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alela's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pentele.
Alela moves out of range of the body kick from Pentele.
Alela throws a nice looking combination but Pentele bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentele lands a nice shot that snaps Alela's head back.
Pentele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pentele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alela scores with a jab to the head.
Pentele connects with a solid leg kick.
Alela throws a body punch but Pentele moves out of range.
A big right from Pentele misses.
Pentele cracks a nice hook into Alela's ribs.
Pentele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alela is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pentele with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela throws a looping overhand right but Pentele ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Pentele misses its target.
Pentele misses with a left hand
and Alela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela lands a high kick!
Alela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pentele connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pentele lands a lovely overhand right.
Pentele slips a jab from Alela.
Alela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pentele to score with a decent uppercut.
Alela is looking to slow Pentele down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Pentele.
Alela wants to counter the offense by Pentele and move into the clinch position.
Alela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentele gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Alela counters with a right hand to the body.
Pentele lands a jab to Alela's midsection.
Alela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pentele counters with a nice uppercut.
Pentele throws a shot from downtown. Alela moves away and avoids it.
Pentele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pentele defending well as Alela loads up on a big left hand.
Pentele misses with a jab to the body
and Alela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pentele misses with a right hand
and Pentele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pentele digs a good hook to Alela's body.
Pentele throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
Pentele throws a hook to the side of Alela's head but Alela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alela wants to counter the offense by Pentele and move into the clinch position.
Pentele has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alela finds it's way round the side to connect with Pentele's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pentele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentele moves away from the strike by Alela.
Pentele scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pentele looks to land a right hand but Alela moved out of range.
Alela is looking to chop away at Pentele's legs.
Pentele throws the kick towards the body but Alela avoids it.
Alela is looking to score with low kicks.
Alela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentele misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alela fails to land with a series of punches.
Alela fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Pentti Pentele will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Alela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pentele connects with a leg kick.
Pentele on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alela takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pentele's corner calls for a 1-2. Pentele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pentele throws a body kick that misses.
Pentele misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pentele scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Alela on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pentele just misses with a punch to the body.
Alela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pentele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pentele misses.
Alela rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pentele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pentele misses with a jab to the body
and Alela counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pentele is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alela scores with a jab to the head.
Alela misses with an uppercut. Pentele saw that one coming.
Pentele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alela throws out a counter right but Pentele avoids it with no problem.
Pentele misses with a hook.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Pentele moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Alela.
Alela doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pentele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Alela misses.
It looked like Pentele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sao Alela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pentti Pentele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pentele looks to score with a jab to the body but Alela is just out of range.
Pentele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alela slips a straight right by Pentele.
Pentele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Pentele is predictable there
and Alela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Alela.
Pentele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alela is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pentele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pentele throws an overhand right that lands on Alela's shoulder, as Alela tries to avoid the shot.
Pentele cracks Alela with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alela throws out a counter right but Pentele avoids it with no problem.
Pentele takes one to the side of the head.
Pentele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alela moves away.
Pentele with a nice calf kick.
Alela throws a body shot but no joy.
Alela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentele's corner calls for a 1-2. Pentele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pentele slips under a jab.
Alela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pentele counters with a nice leg kick.
Pentele throws a body punch but Alela moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentele moves away from the strike by Alela.
Pentele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Pentele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentele. Alela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pentele throws an off balance right hand
enabling Alela to counter with a crisp jab.
Pentele throws a sloppy head kick and Alela moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alela misses with a jab to the body
and Pentele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pentele lands an overhand right.
Pentele throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pentele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Alela misses.
Pentele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pentti Pentele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pentele 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pentti Pentele!
Pentti Pentele retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Pentti Pentele, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kron Diego (ranked 520 p4p, 418 weight class) and Char Xiu (ranked 70 p4p, 54 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Char Xiu!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xiu throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diego is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Xiu connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xiu. Xiu obviously looking to wear him down.
Diego throws a combination. Xiu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 It looks like Char Xiu has been cut.
Char Xiu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xiu connects with a leg kick.
A big right from Diego misses.
Xiu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xiu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xiu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diego defends it well.
Xiu throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego blocks the body kick.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiu is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiu connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diego throws out a loose jab but Xiu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Xiu's corner calls for a 1-2. Xiu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Xiu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diego misses with a head kick.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xiu connects with a high kick.
Xiu throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from Diego misses
and Xiu counters with a big head kick but Diego shrugs it off.
Jab, jab by Xiu - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiu throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diego misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Xiu. That snapped Diego's head back.
Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xiu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Xiu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xiu misses with a leg kick
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xiu throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Xiu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a straight left.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego lands with a nice body punch.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Xiu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xiu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Xiu staying out of range there.
Xiu throws a hook but Diego blocks it.
Xiu fails with the takedown
and Diego counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xiu swings for the body but Diego moves out of range.
Xiu throws a right hand that misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xiu missing with a left hand there. Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Xiu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xiu lands a nice hook to Diego's body. Diego takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xiu is looking to land body kicks.
Xiu throws a body punch but Diego moves out of range.
Diego lands the left hand.
Kron Diego is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xiu misses with a looping left.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
Xiu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Diego swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Xiu counters with a straight right hand.
Xiu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xiu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diego had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diego misses with a looping left.
Xiu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Char Xiu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Char Xiu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diego pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Xiu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diego gets in close and tags Xiu with a short punch that almost sends Xiu to the mat! Oh Xiu is in big trouble! He turns his back on Diego, trying to create some distance but Diego rushes him, striking wildly and Xiu goes down! The referee tackles Diego into the cage to end the fight! Diego is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kron Diego!
Our winner, Kron Diego, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Addition BySubtraction (ranked 348 p4p, 560 weight class) and Elazar Shalit (ranked 44 p4p, 75 weight class). BySubtraction comes to the cage accompanied by Lay My Claim. Addition BySubtraction has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Addition BySubtraction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BySubtraction displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shalit.
BySubtraction ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from BySubtraction misses.
Shalit looks to land a left hand but BySubtraction moved out of range nicely.
Shalit swings for the body but BySubtraction moves out of range.
Shalit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
BySubtraction has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Alpha Midget in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from BySubtraction finds it's way through Shalit's defenses.
Shalit ducks right into an uppercut from BySubtraction.
Shalit misses with a wild body shot.
Shalit throws a looping overhand right but BySubtraction ducks down to avoid it.
BySubtraction scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shalit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shalit.
Shalit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shalit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Shalit avoids it easily.
BySubtraction lands with a nice body punch.
Shalit avoids the body shot from BySubtraction.
Shalit counters with a body kick.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
BySubtraction throws the left hand but Shalit avoids the punch easily.
Shalit misses with a leg kick.
Shalit misses with a body shot.
BySubtraction throwing a counter right hand but Shalit manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction clobbers Shalit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
BySubtraction slips under a jab.
BySubtraction displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shalit throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shalit connects with a jab.
Shalit avoids the body shot from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction checks a low kick from Shalit.
BySubtraction getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shalit connects with a solid leg kick.
BySubtraction swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
BySubtraction lands a jab to Shalit's midsection.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Shalit finds it's way through BySubtraction's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BySubtraction takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
BySubtraction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
BySubtraction throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
BySubtraction connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shalit's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a wild body shot.
BySubtraction ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BySubtraction is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shalit.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shalit manages to avoid it.
Shalit scores with a nice strike.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shalit manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shalit's head backwards.
BySubtraction drops his hands momentarily and Shalit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shalit is looking to land body kicks.
BySubtraction loads up on a big right hand but Shalit slips the punch.
BySubtraction just misses with a punch to the body.
Shalit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BySubtraction lands a nice hook to Shalit's body. Shalit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from BySubtraction misses the target.
BySubtraction bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shalit's head.
BySubtraction is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
BySubtraction swings for the body but Shalit moves out of range.
Shalit feints a counter leg kick.
Shalit misses with a low kick.
BySubtraction scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
BySubtraction uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shalit.
BySubtraction dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BySubtraction connects with a right hand. Shalit shakes it off.
Shalit misses with a hook. BySubtraction ducked under it nicely.
BySubtraction is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
BySubtraction is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
BySubtraction lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shalit throws a punch but it's blocked by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shalit has him pressed against the cage.
BySubtraction blocks an uppercut.
Shalit has BySubtraction pressed against the cage, preventing BySubtraction from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
BySubtraction working aggressively here.
BySubtraction scores with a shot to the side of Shalit's head.
Shalit works on BySubtraction's body with a couple of short punches.
A frustrated look appears on BySubtraction's face as he tries to break the clinch.
BySubtraction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shalit takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shalit lands a left hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
Shalit has a couple of punches blocked by BySubtraction.
Shalit tries to work over BySubtraction's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shalit digs a right hand into BySubtraction's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on BySubtraction's gas tank.
BySubtraction with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shalit digs a right hand into BySubtraction's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on BySubtraction's gas tank.
Shalit can't find room to land a body shot as BySubtraction controls the action.
Shalit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shalit fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shalit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shalit.
BySubtraction is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
BySubtraction lands with a short punch from the clinch.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shalit is defending well for now.
BySubtraction blocks a body shot from Shalit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction struggles to land a body shot inside as Shalit controls his hands.
BySubtraction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
BySubtraction with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
BySubtraction tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shalit scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Addition BySubtraction dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
BySubtraction needs to keep his hands up - Shalit had a free shot at his head there.
BySubtraction is looking to wear down Shalit with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
BySubtraction swings for the body but Shalit moves out of range.
BySubtraction lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shalit clinches up against the cage.
Shalit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with BySubtraction's elbow.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Shalit throws a head punch that misses.
BySubtraction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shalit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
BySubtraction connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut there from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses with a hook.
BySubtraction connects with a single shot there.
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!
BySubtraction misses with a body shot.
Shalit has taken the fight to the clinch.
BySubtraction tries to throw a body punch but Shalit avoids it by throwing BySubtraction back against the cage.
BySubtraction breaks from the clinch.
Shalit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shalit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BySubtraction throws out the jab.
Shalit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
BySubtraction pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shalit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. BySubtraction manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shalit moves out of range as BySubtraction strikes.
BySubtraction connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shalit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Shalit avoids it easily.
BySubtraction is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shalit can do to turn this around?
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
Shalit throws a shot from downtown. BySubtraction moves away and avoids it.
BySubtraction lands a nice shot to the body.
Shalit moves away from the strike by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a body punch but Shalit moves out of range.
Shalit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
BySubtraction misses with a wild body shot.
Shalit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent BySubtraction stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on Shalit's shoulder, as Shalit tries to avoid the shot.
BySubtraction throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shalit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Shalit does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shalit! But no joy.
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!
Shalit lands with a good body shot.
BySubtraction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shalit.
BySubtraction takes a swing at Shalit's ribcage but misses.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shalit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BySubtraction lands with a nice combination. Shalit backs away looking to recover.
A big right from BySubtraction misses.
BySubtraction misses with a straight right.
Shalit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice jab there from Shalit.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch but Shalit is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. BySubtraction darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
A swing and a miss from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction lands a right hook to the body.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
Shalit throws a head kick that half lands.
BySubtraction slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - BySubtraction looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shalit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shalit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BySubtraction was well out of range. Poor timing from Shalit.
Shalit throws a front kick aimed at BySubtraction's knee but BySubtraction avoids it well.
BySubtraction looks to throw the jab but Shalit is out of range.
The fighters circling - Shalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
Shalit stuns BySubtraction with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
BySubtraction misses with a left hand
and Shalit counters with a straight right hand.
Shalit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shalit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Addition BySubtraction is winning the standup battle so far.
BySubtraction darts in trying to clinch
enabling Shalit to counter with a crisp jab.
BySubtraction misses the body punch
and Shalit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shalit looks to land a right hand but BySubtraction moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit defending well as BySubtraction loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by BySubtraction.
A jab from Shalit misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BySubtraction scores with a jab. Shalit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
BySubtraction swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shalit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on BySubtraction. That did some damage!
BySubtraction connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction lands a jab to Shalit's midsection.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. Shalit ducked under it nicely.
Shalit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shalit with a jab.
Shalit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by BySubtraction.
BySubtraction ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shalit moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction checks a leg kick.
Shalit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
BySubtraction lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shalit misses the target.
BySubtraction scores with a jab. Shalit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Addition BySubtraction dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
BySubtraction misses with a hook. Shalit ducked under it nicely.
Addition BySubtraction is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BySubtraction ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
BySubtraction fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shalit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
BySubtraction throws a looping overhand right but Shalit ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for BySubtraction.
Shalit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shalit misses with an uppercut. BySubtraction saw that one coming.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on Shalit's shoulder, as Shalit tries to avoid the shot.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shalit manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction backing away here, and Shalit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
BySubtraction misses with a hook.
BySubtraction cracks Shalit with a right hand to the side of the head.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shalit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of BySubtraction 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shalit throws a lazy right hand but BySubtraction sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shalit blocks a jab.
BySubtraction ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BySubtraction moves away from the strike by Shalit.
BySubtraction lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shalit at a distance.
Shalit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BySubtraction fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shalit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
BySubtraction throws a jab but it's blocked by Shalit.
Shalit walks into a jab.
Shalit misses with a straight right.
Shalit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from BySubtraction.
Shalit staying out of range there.
Shalit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BySubtraction.
Shalit throws the left hand but BySubtraction avoids the punch easily.
BySubtraction misses with a body punch
and Shalit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shalit just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Shalit.
BySubtraction slips a jab from Shalit.
BySubtraction is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shalit misses with a punch to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a knee strike.
Shalit has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. BySubtraction seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shalit can turn it around.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction is looking to break free of the clinch but Shalit has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shalit prevents a body shot from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shalit blocks it with crossed arms.
Shalit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with BySubtraction's elbow.
BySubtraction fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
BySubtraction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
BySubtraction tries a body shot but Shalit blocks it.
Shalit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables BySubtraction to keep the fight standing.
Shalit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
BySubtraction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shalit blocks a jab.
BySubtraction slips a jab and a cross from Shalit.
Shalit throws a body punch but BySubtraction moves out of range.
BySubtraction avoids the body shot from Shalit.
BySubtraction scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. BySubtraction darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Elazar Shalit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BySubtraction lands a slapping body shot.
BySubtraction throws a hook but Shalit blocks it.
BySubtraction misses with a looping right.
BySubtraction fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shalit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
BySubtraction moves forwards but Shalit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shalit throws a low kick but it's checked well by BySubtraction.
Jab from Shalit.
BySubtraction takes a swing at Shalit's ribcage but misses.
BySubtraction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shalit manages to avoid it.
BySubtraction works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
Shalit throws a counter combo.
Shalit defending well as BySubtraction loads up on a big left hand.
BySubtraction misses the shot to the body.
BySubtraction scores with a jab. Shalit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shalit has BySubtraction up against the cage in a clinch.
Shalit misses with a punch to the body.
Shalit swings wildly with an uppercut but BySubtraction uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Shalit misses with a short punch on the inside.
BySubtraction connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shalit's face.
It looks like Elazar Shalit has been cut.
BySubtraction's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shalit tries to close the distance and clinch up but BySubtraction swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shalit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shalit blocks a jab.
Shalit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shalit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
BySubtraction connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shalit momentarily.
BySubtraction misses with a shot to the body
and Shalit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BySubtraction fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shalit slips a jab from BySubtraction.
Shalit jabs BySubtraction right on the nose. BySubtraction blinks but takes it well.
Shalit tries to move into range but BySubtraction moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shalit throws an overhand right that lands on BySubtraction's shoulder, as BySubtraction tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Addition BySubtraction showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for BySubtraction, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Addition BySubtraction!
A victorious Addition BySubtraction thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Neuer (ranked 1275 p4p, 492 weight class) and Dimitri Buriak (ranked 167 p4p, 64 weight class). Manuel Neuer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Neuer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Buriak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buriak moves into range and clinches up with Neuer.
Neuer wants a takedown.
Neuer missing with knees to the body.
Buriak digs a right hand underneath Neuer's ribcage. Neuer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neuer tries for a takedown but Buriak manages to get underhooks.
Neuer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buriak smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neuer gets tackled into the cage by Buriak. Buriak maintains the clinch.
Neuer goes for a takedown attempt but Buriak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neuer rushes Buriak and presses him up against the cage.
Buriak pushes Neuer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buriak lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buriak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neuer tries to score a body lock takedown but Buriak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buriak is leaning against Neuer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neuer is breathing heavily.
Buriak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buriak managing to block the knees to the body from Neuer.
Neuer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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 right hand to the body from Buriak.
Buriak digs a right hand underneath Neuer's ribcage. Neuer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Buriak.
Buriak lands with a short shot to the head.
Buriak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Buriak.
A right hand to the body from Buriak.
Buriak lands with a light punch inside.
Buriak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buriak lands a hook that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Neuer decides to pull guard.
Buriak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Buriak pushes down on Neuer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neuer is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at JAG Battle Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buriak controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Neuer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Buriak passes into side control.
Neuer looking for a sweep but Buriak has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Neuer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buriak.
Neuer is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak controlling from the full mount.
Neuer working to try and regain half guard.
Neuer is working hard here to advance position.
Buriak controlling his opponent.
Neuer is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buriak controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buriak darts in and clinches Neuer up against the cage.
Neuer blocks a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak throws a head punch that misses.
Buriak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neuer backwards.
Neuer tries to pull guard but Buriak holds him up against the cage and eventually Neuer drops back down to his feet.
Buriak prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buriak.
Buriak prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buriak lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buriak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Buriak on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buriak.
Buriak gets through Neuer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neuer tries to score a body lock takedown but Buriak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buriak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Buriak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buriak tries to work over Neuer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buriak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neuer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buriak is defending well for now.
Buriak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neuer is trying to pull guard but Buriak has him pressed against the cage.
Buriak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neuer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neuer prevents a body shot from Buriak.
Buriak digs a right hand into Neuer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neuer's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buriak.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buriak.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neuer.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Buriak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neuer is looking for a takedown.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak pushes Neuer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neuer is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Buriak.
Oh Neuer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Buriak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buriak.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buriak scores with a shoulder strike.
Buriak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Buriak.
Buriak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Neuer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neuer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buriak unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Neuer! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Buriak is unloading with more strikes now! Neuer drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimitri Buriak!
A very excited looking Dimitri Buriak made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Mfer (ranked 81 p4p, 218 weight class) and Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 14 p4p, 39 weight class). Cruzeiro has chosen Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro misses with a kick to the body.
Cruzeiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mfer. Mfer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruzeiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mfer is out of range and Cruzeiro settles back down.
Cruzeiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruzeiro cracks Mfer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruzeiro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mfer.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer throws a low kick, looking for Cruzeiro's leg but Cruzeiro calmly moves out of range.
Mfer misses with a hook to the body
and Cruzeiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer scores with a jab. Cruzeiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruzeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer misses with a shot to the body
and Cruzeiro counters with a thumping low kick.
Cruzeiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mfer.
Mfer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gymi in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruzeiro.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Cruzeiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Cruzeiro's shoulder, as Cruzeiro tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Cruzeiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruzeiro slips under a jab.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cruzeiro under the eye.
Mfer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mfer finds it's way round the side to connect with Cruzeiro's head.
Cruzeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Mfer forces Cruzeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Mfer misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Cruzeiro misses with a body punch.
Cruzeiro pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruzeiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruzeiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
Cruzeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer is looking to control Cruzeiro's arms but Cruzeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mfer has his back to the cage.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mfer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
Cruzeiro blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Mfer.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cruzeiro - that landed with a thud.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
Cruzeiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Cruzeiro avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Cruzeiro misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruzeiro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Cruzeiro scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Cruzeiro - that landed with a thud.
Mfer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruzeiro.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro is leaning against Mfer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cruzeiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruzeiro is leaning against Mfer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Cruzeiro lands with a right to the head.
Cruzeiro lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruzeiro pushes Mfer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cruzeiro pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cruzeiro avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Mfer.
Cruzeiro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mfer slips under a jab.
Mfer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cruzeiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Cruzeiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cruzeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mfer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruzeiro doesn't seem bothered though.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cruzeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot that snaps Mfer's head back.
Cruzeiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cruzeiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruzeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Mfer moves out of range easily.
Mfer throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Mfer ducks right into an uppercut from Cruzeiro.
Mfer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruzeiro.
Mfer tries to clinch but Cruzeiro is having none of it.
Mfer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Cruzeiro.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruzeiro.
Mfer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Mfer strikes.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Mfer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mfer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Cruzeiro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a good low kick that Mfer was not able to check.
Cruzeiro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cruzeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro with the inside leg kick.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer tries to clinch but Cruzeiro is having none of it.
Mfer takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Mfer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the leg kick from Mfer.
Cruzeiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mfer under the eye.
Cruzeiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer moves out of range as Cruzeiro throws a body kick.
Mfer thuds a left hand into Cruzeiro's body.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer throws a series of strikes that have Cruzeiro backpedaling.
Cruzeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
Cruzeiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cruzeiro! But no joy.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Mfer is looking to clinch.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a low kick but Cruzeiro avoids it.
Cruzeiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruzeiro lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
Cruzeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mfer. That did some damage!
Cruzeiro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mfer. Mfer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cruzeiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruzeiro misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mfer.
Mfer moves in looking to clinch but Cruzeiro pushes him off.
Mfer jabs Cruzeiro right on the nose. Cruzeiro blinks but takes it well.
Cruzeiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cruzeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mfer scores with a shot to the body.
Mfer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruzeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruzeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruzeiro lands with a good body shot.
Cruzeiro scores with a spinning back kick!
Cruzeiro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mfer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cruzeiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cruzeiro lands a really nice looking cross but Mfer seems unphased.
Cruzeiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mfer moves out of range as Cruzeiro strikes.
Mfer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruzeiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cruzeiro steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Cruzeiro defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro blocks a head kick by Mfer.
Cruzeiro throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruzeiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro with a hook.
Cruzeiro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro'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.
Mfer throws a hook but Cruzeiro avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Cruzeiro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruzeiro scores with a leg kick.
Mfer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mfer drops his hands momentarily and Cruzeiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cruzeiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruzeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruzeiro avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Cruzeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruzeiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Mfer misses.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mfer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer looks to land a right hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range.
Good work by Cruzeiro as he checks the leg kick.
Cruzeiro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro connects with a single shot there.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping left.
Mfer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Mfer moved away.
Mfer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruzeiro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick from Cruzeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruzeiro throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
Mfer rushes Cruzeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruzeiro breaks from the clinch.
Cruzeiro scores with a push kick.
Mfer throws the left hand but Cruzeiro avoids the punch easily.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Cruzeiro.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Cruzeiro with a jab.
Cruzeiro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
Cruzeiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruzeiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mfer throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a good, hard body kick but Mfer shrugs it off.
Cruzeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Cruzeiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mfer. That did some damage!
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruzeiro ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer checks a leg kick.
Mfer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruzeiro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mfer.
A good leg kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands a slapping body shot.
Cruzeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Cruzeiro throws a good cross that connects.
Mfer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mfer misses the body punch
and Cruzeiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Cruzeiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cruzeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good shot there by Cruzeiro.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruzeiro. Mfer shrugs it off though.
Cruzeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Cruzeiro tries a quick counter leg kick but Mfer is wise to it.
Cruzeiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Cruzeiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab to the body.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick which misses Mfer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mfer tries to avoid it.
Cruzeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cruzeiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cruzeiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruzeiro blocks a jab.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Cruzeiro moves out of range as Mfer throws a body kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Cruzeiro saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro tried to score with a low kick but Mfer checks it.
Cruzeiro misses with a leg kick.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruzeiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruzeiro counters with a low kick, right behind Mfer 's knee.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruzeiro avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping right.
Mfer looks to throw a body kick
and Cruzeiro counters with a body kick.
Mfer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruzeiro.
Mfer lands with a nice body kick.
Cruzeiro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Cruzeiro.
And Mfer counters with a quick kick to the body but Cruzeiro blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Cruzeiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruzeiro.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Cruzeiro.
A big right from Cruzeiro misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruzeiro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mfer on the side of the head.
Mfer takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro avoids the body shot from Mfer.
A leg kick checked by Mfer.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Mfer takes a swing at Cruzeiro's ribcage but misses.
Cruzeiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mfer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruzeiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cruzeiro connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruzeiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruzeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruzeiro takes a step back to recover.
Cruzeiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a body punch but Cruzeiro moves out of range.
Mfer wants to clinch up but Cruzeiro keeps it at a distance.
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!
Mfer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Mfer.
Cruzeiro with the inside leg kick.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Cruzeiro with a nice cross.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruzeiro follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Mfer blocks the leg kick.
Mfer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
Mfer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cruzeiro scores with a nice strike.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Cruzeiro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mfer throws the kick towards the body but Cruzeiro avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer takes one on the button.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mfer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruzeiro, as that shot connected.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruzeiro moves away.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mfer. Cruzeiro shrugs it off though.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruzeiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cruzeiro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cruzeiro is out of range.
Good work by Cruzeiro as he checks the leg kick.
Cruzeiro feints a counter leg kick.
Mfer throws a lazy uppercut
and Cruzeiro counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
Cruzeiro let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruzeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Cruzeiro counters with a body kick.
Cruzeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Cruzeiro lands a nice looking body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruzeiro!
Mfer walks into a left hand.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cruzeiro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cruzeiro connects with a single shot there.
Cruzeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Cruzeiro lands with a hook. Mfer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mfer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruzeiro jabs Mfer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Cruzeiro's head but Cruzeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Cruzeiro misses.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Cruzeiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mfer lands the left hand.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Cruzeiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mfer lands a head shot.
Mfer throws a jab when Cruzeiro was well out of range.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruzeiro.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Cruzeiro saw that one coming.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick but Mfer checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mfer will feel that in the morning.
Cruzeiro misses with a looping right.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Cruzeiro moved out of range nicely.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruzeiro in his tracks.
Mfer clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer looking to stall.
Mfer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cruzeiro tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer stalling in the clinch but Cruzeiro improves position.
Cruzeiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruzeiro throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruzeiro.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Cruzeiro.
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mfer lands a left hand.
Mfer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Cruzeiro as the two fighters clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Mfer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mfer is looking to control Cruzeiro's arms but Cruzeiro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mfer has his back to the cage.
Cruzeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruzeiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer is struggling to control the position.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Cruzeiro misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruzeiro pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruzeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruzeiro lands with a light punch inside.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cruzeiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Cruzeiro back against the cage.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruzeiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cruzeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer looking to slow down the pace here.
Cruzeiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mfer.
Mfer lands a body punch.
Cruzeiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruzeiro pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruzeiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cruzeiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Mfer.
Cruzeiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Cruzeiro.
Mfer trying to control the position but instead, Cruzeiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mfer into the cage.
Bull Mfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julio Cruzeiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruzeiro avoids a wild elbow strike from Mfer.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bull Mfer.
Well Cruzeiro 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Cruzeiro!
Julio Cruzeiro is the new light heavyweight champion!
Julio Cruzeiro decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Chaos (ranked 380 p4p, 373 weight class) and Aku Serronen (ranked 57 p4p, 56 weight class). Chaos's entrance music is Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. A fine choice. Aku Serronen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chaos's head backwards.
Serronen tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chaos misses with a wild combination.
Chaos backing away here, and Serronen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Chaos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Serronen cracks Chaos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Serronen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Chaos blocks the low kick.
Serronen connects with a body shot.
Serronen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chaos.
Serronen defending well as Chaos loads up on a big left hand.
Serronen throws a head kick but Chaos moves out of range.
Chaos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chaos misses with an uppercut. Serronen saw that one coming.
Chaos takes a swing at Serronen's ribcage but misses.
Chaos shoots in but no luck this time.
Serronen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Serronen 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chaos shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Chaos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown. Serronen tries to sprawl out of it but Chaos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Serronen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaos throws a jab when Serronen was well out of range.
Chaos misses with a right hand
letting Serronen counter with a right hand.
Chaos punishes Serronen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen lands with a nice body punch.
Chaos connects with a looping right hand.
Jab from Chaos.
Serronen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Serronen.
Max Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Serronen is trying to defend but Chaos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chaos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Serronen defending well though.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but Serronen defending well.
Serronen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Serronen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chaos is working away from the top position though.
Chaos wants to take a breather but Serronen is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen wants to get back to full guard.
Chaos trying to control the action but Serronen is working from the bottom.
Chaos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos controlling the pace.
Chaos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chaos trying to control from half guard but Serronen is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serronen is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chaos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chaos misses with a head shot. Serronen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Chaos stands up over Serronen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Serronen is retaining full guard.
Serronen keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Serronen's guard.
Serronen wants to get back to full guard.
Chaos content to control rather than advance.
Chaos works his way into full mount!
Chaos looking to finish with strikes here!
Chaos prevents Serronen from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Serronen makes his way to full guard, as Chaos worked for a kimura.
Chaos won't allow Serronen to get back to his feet.
Chaos throws a big elbow that misses.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Serronen keeps moving.
Chaos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chaos throwing shots but Serronen is blocking nicely.
Serronen is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Serronen tries to roll over but Chaos keeps him under control.
Chaos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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 Max Chaos will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chaos has a takedown stuffed.
Chaos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Serronen misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Chaos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chaos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen throws a push kick but Chaos slaps the foot to one side.
Serronen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Serronen throws a lazy uppercut
and Chaos counters with a takedown into side control.
Serronen is looking for a sweep.
Serronen is not content to let Chaos control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen tries to buck Chaos off but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos 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.
Chaos trying to control the action but Serronen is working from the bottom.
Serronen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Max Chaos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chaos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chaos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Serronen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chaos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Serronen tries to reverse the position but Chaos maintains control.
Chaos with the ground and pound from mount.
Chaos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chaos lands a big shot there that rocks Serronen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Serronen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos lands a couple of good shots and Serronen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Serronen is still in real trouble! Can Chaos finish him?
Serronen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Chaos's arms.
Serronen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos connects with a big shot to the side of Serronen's head.
Serronen prevents Chaos from getting a body triangle.
Serronen tries to escape the position.
Serronen prevents Chaos from getting a body triangle.
Chaos not allowing Serronen to control his hands.
Serronen takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Chaos keeps control of the position easily here as Serronen tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Chaos is controlling the position but Serronen somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chaos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Serronen is defending against the submission attempts here by Chaos.
Serronen pushes Chaos off looking to stand but Chaos dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Serronen is looking to improve his position.
Serronen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chaos.
Chaos wants to free his trapped foot but Serronen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Serronen is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Serronen gets full guard.
Chaos won't allow Serronen to get back to his feet.
Serronen wants to sweep but no luck.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Serronen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Serronen is retaining full guard.
Chaos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Chaos dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Serronen misses with a body shot.
Chaos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chaos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Serronen throws a low kick but Chaos avoids it.
Serronen throws a hook but Chaos avoids it easily.
Chaos avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Chaos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Chaos misses.
Serronen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chaos.
Serronen sizes up Chaos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aku Serronen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Serronen misses with a looping right.
Chaos blocks a head kick by Serronen.
Serronen scores with a hook.
Jab from Chaos.
Chaos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chaos connects with a right hand. Serronen shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serronen throws a looping overhand right but Chaos ducks down to avoid it.
Serronen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chaos throws a looping overhand right but Serronen ducks down to avoid it.
Serronen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Serronen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Chaos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chaos.
Serronen is trying to control the position but Chaos postures up.
Serronen managing to control the position.
Serronen looking for a sweep. Not yet Serronen, not yet.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Serronen is keeping the position.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Serronen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos landing with the ground and pound.
Serronen keeping full guard, as Chaos tries to pass.
Chaos wants to control from the top but Serronen keeps moving.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Chaos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos content to stall in guard here.
Chaos stands and throws Serronen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chaos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Serronen!
Serronen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Chaos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Serronen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen is trying to control but can't.
Chaos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chaos trying to control from half guard but Serronen is working away.
Serronen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chaos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Serronen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serronen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Serronen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Chaos manages to pass to side control.
Chaos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Serronen trying to control but Chaos postures up.
Chaos not doing much here.
Chaos trying to pass the guard but Serronen defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chaos controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chaos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Serronen counters with a good, hard body kick but Chaos shrugs it off.
Serronen throws a looping overhand right but Chaos ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Max Chaos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Chaos!
Max Chaos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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