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SPPS 23 - Resurrection! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Maniatakos (ranked 3156 p4p, 23750 weight class) and Dennis Jorge (ranked 407 p4p, 629 weight class). Maniatakos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, NAESTRO - Bella Ciao. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Maniatakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniatakos lands with an uppercut that bounces Jorge off the cage and back into range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maniatakos!
Jorge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maniatakos.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maniatakos.
Maniatakos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jorge is just out of range.
It seemed like Jorge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jorge walks into a straight right hand from Maniatakos.
Maniatakos misses with a straight right.
Maniatakos swings for the body but Jorge moves out of range.
Maniatakos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maniatakos avoids the head kick by Jorge.
Maniatakos lands with a hook. Jorge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maniatakos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maniatakos throws a lazy uppercut
and Jorge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Jorge misses its intended target.
Maniatakos lands a big head kick that sends Jorge tumbling to the mat! Maniatakos takes a step backwards and waves Jorge back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jorge is rocked!
 It looks like Dennis Jorge has been cut.
Jorge leaves his chin hanging out and Maniatakos seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jorge crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Maniatakos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Vargas (ranked 4677 p4p, 6647 weight class) and Joseph Weaver (ranked 536 p4p, 631 weight class). Vargas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, a warrior's call. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Weaver!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weaver takes the fight into the clinch.
Vargas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargas working hard to break the clinch.
Weaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Weaver looking to slow down the pace here.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weavers head.
Weaver blocks an uppercut.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Weaver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weaver.
Vargas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vargas.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weaver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weaver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver throws a head punch that misses.
Weaver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Vargas is trying to break free.
Weaver misses with the head strike.
Vargas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
Weaver has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Weaver prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch.
Weaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weaver tries to throw a body punch but Vargas avoids it by throwing Weaver back against the cage.
Vargas working aggressively here.
Weaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weaver leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vargas effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Weaver.
A right hook to the body lands for Weaver.
Vargas blocks an uppercut.
Weaver misses with the head strike.
Weaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Weaver fails to land.
Vargas blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Weaver on the inside.
Weaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vargas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Weaver is keeping busy.
Vargas misses with the head strike.
Weaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Vargas has a couple of punches blocked by Weaver.
Weaver breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Vargas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weaver blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Vargas throws out a loose jab but Weaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weaver throws out a counter right but Vargas avoids it with no problem.
Vargas scores with a punch to the head.
Weaver tries to clinch but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas moves into the clinch.
Weaver tries to break free but Vargas pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas avoiding damage.
Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weaver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vargas tries to keep at a distance but Weaver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Weaver has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Stalling in the clinch from Weaver.
Weaver misses with some punches.
Weaver misses with the head strike.
Weaver trying to control the position but instead, Vargas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weaver into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver misses with some punches.
Weaver has Vargas pushed against the cage.
Weaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weaver lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vargas breaks from the clinch.
Vargas has closed the distance and engaged Weaver in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Vargas.
Weaver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vargas misses the jab.
Vargas loads up on a big right hand but Weaver slips the punch.
Vargas darts in and clinches Weaver up against the cage.
Weaver breaks from the clinch.
Weaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Vargas circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Weaver dominated that round.
That's time! Vargas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Weaver instigates a clinch.
Vargas misses with some punches.
Vargas trying to stall but Weaver improves his position.
Joseph Weaver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Weaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vargas's elbow.
A short right from Vargas.
Still in the clinch, Vargas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weaver scores with a shoulder strike.
Vargas manages to break the clinch.
Weaver moves into the clinch.
Weaver blocks a body shot from Vargas.
Weaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Weaver.
Weaver blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vargas stalling in the clinch but Weaver improves position.
Vargas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weaver.
Weaver throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver prevents a body shot from Vargas.
Weaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Weaver fails to land.
Vargas blocking some punches.
Weaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Weaver tries to clinch up.
Weaver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weaver moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.
Vargas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weaver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vargas lands a nice uppercut.
Vargas breaks from the clinch.
Vargas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weaver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vargas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weaver moves away.
Vargas misses with an uppercut.
Weaver moves in looking to clinch but Vargas pushes him off.
Weaver tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vargas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vargas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Weaver.
Vargas keeps the fight on the outside.
Vargas jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Vargas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weaver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vargas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A quick step to the side and Vargas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vargas keeps the fight on the outside.
Weaver tries to clinch but Vargas is having none of it.
Vargas tries to clinch but Weaver moves out of range.
Weaver blocks a head kick by Vargas.
Weaver is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.
Weaver lands with an uppercut that bounces Vargas off the cage and back into range.
Weaver tries to clinch there but Vargas circles away.
Weaver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weaver wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vargas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Weaver fails to land.
Vargas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vargas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Vargas.
Vargas stalls.
Vargas swings wildly with an uppercut but Weaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas lands with a right to the head.
Vargas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weavers head.
Weaver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vargas misses with some punches.
Vargas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vargas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weaver is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Weaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Vargas finish him?
Weaver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weaver.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vargas.
Vargas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sergio Vargas is winning the standup battle so far.
Weaver closes the distance but Vargas moves to the side
and Vargas counters with a straight that turns Weaver's legs to rubber! Vargas pushes forward with more strikes and Weaver goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Vargas!
Sergio Vargas gave a mention to Core Combat in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between KJ Aldo (ranked 3275 p4p, 22014 weight class) and Ivan Mrka (ranked 336 p4p, 511 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mrka's choice of entrance music: Prokofiev. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, KJ Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Mrka!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrka gets tackled into the cage by Aldo. Aldo maintains the clinch.
Mrka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Mrka.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mrka fails to land.
Mrka misses with some punches.
Mrka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mrka throws a head punch that misses.
Mrka throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mrka avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Mrka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mrka blocks the elbow strike.
Mrka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mrka has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrka has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike.
Mrka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mrka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mrka scores 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!
Aldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mrka.
Stalling in the clinch from Aldo.
Mrka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mrka can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
Mrka misses with a punch on the inside.
Mrka pulls Aldo into guard.
Aldo stopping the sweep attempt from Mrka.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mrka is still trying to improve position.
Mrka is wriggling around but Aldo manages to pass to half guard.
Aldo blocks the strikes from Mrka.
Mrka trying to get back to full guard but Aldo takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mrka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrka tries to hold on but Aldo postures up.
Mrka is squirming around, avoiding Aldo's attempts to control the action.
Mrka wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Mrka is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Aldo.
Mrka is trying to get back to his feet but Aldo has full control of the position and if anything, Mrka has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mrka tries to break free.
Mrka 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.
Mrka is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Aldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrka tries to break free.
Aldo wants to control but Mrka is keeping busy.
Mrka is in bad spot here.
Mrka staying busy and making it hard for Aldo to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aldo controls the action.
Mrka is in bad spot here.
Aldo trying to control momentarily.
Mrka trying to control the hands but Aldo won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mrka manages to escape to his feet.
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 KJ Aldo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aldo avoids the head kick by Mrka.
Mrka darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
Mrka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Mrka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mrka swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mrka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldos head.
Mrka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Aldo tries to throw a body punch but Mrka avoids it by throwing Aldo back against the cage.
Ivan Mrka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrka lands a body shot.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mrka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aldo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mrka throws a leg kick which misses Aldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Aldo tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Mrka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mrka fails to land.
Aldo stops a takedown attempt from Mrka.
Aldo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mrka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mrka misses with the head strike.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Mrka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mrka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aldo blocks a head kick by Mrka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mrka has managed to clinch.
Mrka keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mrka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Mrka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
Mrka throws a head punch that misses.
Aldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mrka tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Aldo fails to land.
Mrka blocks an uppercut.
Mrka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mrka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mrka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mrka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrka is leaning against Aldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aldo misses with some punches.
Mrka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo lands with a right to the head.
Mrka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mrka tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
Mrka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aldo to keep the fight standing.
KJ Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Mrka.
Mrka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mrka jumps guard but Aldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mrka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mrka lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mrka.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mrka.
Aldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo stops a takedown attempt from Mrka.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aldo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrka struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
Aldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mrka blocks an elbow strike.
Mrka throws a punch but it's blocked by Aldo.
Mrka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Mrka.
Aldo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Mrka fails to land.
A short uppercut from Mrka.
Aldo wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aldo.
Mrka throws a head punch that misses.
Mrka swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Mrka.
Aldo looking to stall.
Aldo wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Mrka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Aldo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mrka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aldo scrambles back to his feet.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Mrka.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Aldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mrka is defending well for now.
Mrka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mrka swings wildly with an uppercut but Aldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo trying to control the position but instead, Mrka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aldo into the cage.
A short uppercut from Mrka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrka letting Aldo take a breather here.
A right hook to the body lands for Mrka.
Mrka avoids the elbow strike from Aldo, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mrka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mrka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aldo has a couple of punches blocked by Mrka.
A shot in the inside from Mrka.
Aldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Mrka.
A head punch on the inside from Mrka fails to land.
Mrka misses with the head strike.
A short right from Mrka.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo stalling in the clinch but Mrka improves position.
Aldo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mrka misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mrka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mrka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Mrka.
Mrka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo trying to stall but Mrka improves his position.
Aldo slowing the pace effectively.
Mrka misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aldo lands with a light punch inside.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mrka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mrka letting Aldo take a breather here.
Mrka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aldo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mrka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mrka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mrka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mrka's elbow.
Mrka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Mrka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mrka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aldo backwards.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
Aldo lands a left hand.
A short right from Mrka on the inside.
Aldo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mrka tries a body shot but Aldo blocks it.
Mrka is leaning against Aldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mrka works on Aldo's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Mrka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mrka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mrka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aldo prevents a body shot from Mrka.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aldo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mrka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mrka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mrka lands a right hand.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mrka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldo.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mrka moves into the clinch successfully.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mrka has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Mrka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mrka 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Mrka!
Ivan Mrka took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Red Crow (ranked 2121 p4p, 2992 weight class) and Mister Lee (ranked 305 p4p, 407 weight class). Lee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Born To Hula - Kyuss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
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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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Lee!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks for the body kick but Crow saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Lee.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Crow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crow moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Crow misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
Crow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crow throws a leg kick
and Crow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Crow counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Crow slips a jab from Lee.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Crow shoots in.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crow!
Crow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Crow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee slips under a jab from Crow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lee misses.
Crow moves out of range of the strikes.
Crow swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Crow scores with a decent looking hook.
Crow connects with a body shot.
Crow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crow. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Lee misses.
Crow takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Crow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Crow looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crow. Crow obviously looking to wear him down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee misses with a straight left.
Crow connects with a leg kick.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Crow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crow blocks a jab.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crow is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee throws a right hand that Crow ducks under and follows up with a left that Crow also avoids with ease.
It looked like Crow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Crow counters with a leg kick.
Crow with the inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a left hand
enabling Crow to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lee.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crow.
Crow with the inside leg kick.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Crow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking.
Nice body punch from Crow.
Crow swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Crow has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crow slips a straight right by Lee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Crow throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lee avoids it.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook.
Crow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Crow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Lee catches Crow right on the button with a cross.
Red Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Crow's shoulder, as Crow tries to avoid the shot.
Crow swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Crow counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Crow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Crow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crow fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Red Crow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee lands with a cross.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crow!
Crow holding on.
Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crow has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.
Crow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A lull in the action here as Lee stalls from top position.
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lee trying to control the position but Crow is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crow's legs.
Lee passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Crow!
Lee looking to control but Crow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow is trying desperately to improve position.
Crow is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee wants to control the pace but Crow is squirming around nicely.
Crow sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crow is trying to control but can't.
Lee wants to pass to mount but Crow is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Crow is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Crow defending well.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Crow is trying to get back to full guard.
Crow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee trying to control but Crow is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Crow throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crow.
Crow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Crow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crow misses with a straight right.
Crow blocks a leg kick.
Crow half committed to a counter leg kick.
Crow lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crow misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Crow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crow tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Crow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow blocks a low kick nicely.
Crow lands a jab to the head.
Lee slips under a jab.
Crow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crow throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Crow throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lee checks it well.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crow counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crow. That's going to slow Lee down.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Crow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crow motions for Lee to come forward. Crow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Crow moves his leg out of the way.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Crow counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee blocks a head kick by Crow.
Lee moves away from the strike by Crow.
Crow scores with a sloppy right hand. Lee should have avoided that one.
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Crow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Crow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow misses with a hook.
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crow tries to land a leg kick but Lee saw it coming and moves away.
Lee drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crow defends it well.
Red Crow is winning the standup battle so far.
Crow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Crow settles back down.
Lee changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee lands with a hook. Crow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crow throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crow in his tracks.
That kick from Crow tenderised Lee's leg. Lee is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee lunges at Crow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crow's hand.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crow misses with a body shot.
Crow looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Crow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Crow!
Red Crow made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 2270 p4p, 4370 weight class) and Gancho Ganevski (ranked 302 p4p, 524 weight class). Sean Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gancho Ganevski's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gancho Ganevski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganevski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Ganevski moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ganevski walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Ganevski scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Sean Smith has been cut.
Sean Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Ganevski. Ganevski maintains the clinch.
Ganevski tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Ganevski back against the cage.
Ganevski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith has Ganevski up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith looks to land a combination but Ganevski avoids it well.
Ganevski clinches with his opponent.
Ganevski tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ganevski struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Ganevski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Smith pushes Ganevski up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Ganevski.
Ganevski cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a right and a left that Ganevski avoids nicely.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ganevski misses with a wild combination.
Ganevski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ganevski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith drives through and clinches with Ganevski against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski missing with knees to the body.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Ganevski is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Ganevski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ganevski scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Ganevski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Ganevski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ganevski, pushing him back against the cage.
Ganevski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Ganevski tries to tie him up.
Ganevski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith blocks a body shot from Ganevski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ganevski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ganevski at a distance.
Ganevski tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Ganevski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ganevski sprawls and moves away.
Ganevski moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Ganevski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ganevski is rocked!
Smith lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ganevski falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sean Smith!
A very excited looking Sean Smith 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Dino Ebedi (ranked 1873 p4p, 2333 weight class) and Mike Ehrmantraut (ranked 222 p4p, 259 weight class). Ebedi comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck . Dino Ebedi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dino Ebedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ehrmantraut throws a big shot that misses.
Ehrmantraut uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ebedi has time to react.
Ehrmantraut tried to score with a low kick but Ebedi checks it.
Ehrmantraut misses with a head kick.
Ebedi lands with an overhand left.
Ehrmantraut has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ebedi.
Ehrmantraut swings widly with a right hand
and Ebedi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ehrmantraut thinking.
Ehrmantraut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ehrmantraut moves away from the strike by Ebedi.
Ebedi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body kick.
Ehrmantraut misses with a looping left.
Ebedi is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Ehrmantraut misses
and Ebedi counters with a straight right hand.
Ehrmantraut ducks under a wild hook from Ebedi.
Ebedi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEhrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebedi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi scores with a hook to the body. Ehrmantraut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ehrmantraut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ebedi looks to land a body kick but Ehrmantraut moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a combination. Ebedi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ehrmantraut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ebedi.
Ebedi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ehrmantraut. Ehrmantraut circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ehrmantraut steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ebedi. That one must have hurt.
Mike Ehrmantraut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ehrmantraut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ebedi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ebedi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left and a right from Ehrmantraut both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ebedi misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Ehrmantraut.
A quick step to the side and Ebedi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ehrmantraut scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Ebedi.
Ehrmantraut swings widly with a right hand
and Ebedi counters with a stiff right hand.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick
and Ebedi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ebedi punishes Ehrmantraut's body with a nice straight punch.
Ehrmantraut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ebedi throws a jab when Ehrmantraut was well out of range.
Ebedi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ebedi is out of range.
Ehrmantraut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ebedi misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Ehrmantraut misses the target.
Ehrmantraut misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ebedi.
Ebedi throws a low kick but Ehrmantraut moves out of range easily.
Ebedi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ehrmantraut is just out of range.
Ebedi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ehrmantraut misses with an uppercut. Ebedi saw that one coming.
Ehrmantraut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ehrmantraut throws a combination that misses
and Ebedi counters with an outside leg kick.
Ehrmantraut catches Ebedi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ebedi lands with a straight right. Ehrmantraut didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut is looking for the big counter here.
Ebedi misses with a hook. Ehrmantraut ducked under it nicely.
Ehrmantraut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ebedi circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Ebedi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ebedi. That's going to slow Ehrmantraut down.
Ehrmantraut throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ebedi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ebedi throws a body punch but Ehrmantraut moves out of range.
Ebedi misses with a kick to the body.
Ebedi throws the kick towards the body but Ehrmantraut avoids it.
A big right from Ehrmantraut misses.
Ebedi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi avoids the head kick by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Ehrmantraut misses.
Ebedi jabs Ehrmantraut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ebedi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ebedi throws an off balance right hand
and Ehrmantraut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ehrmantraut misses with a straight right.
Ebedi connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ebedi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ebedi avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ebedi wants to land a leg kick but Ehrmantraut is out of range.
Ehrmantraut lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ebedi manages to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ehrmantraut misses with a straight right.
Ehrmantraut tries to work over Ebedi's front leg with a kick but Ebedi checks it.
And Ebedi counters with a quick kick to the body but Ehrmantraut blocks it.
Ebedi lands an overhand right.
Ehrmantraut throws a sloppy head kick and Ebedi moves out of range easily.
Ebedi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi scores with a head kick. Ehrmantraut tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ebedi lands with an uppercut that bounces Ehrmantraut off the cage and back into range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ehrmantraut throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ebedi.
Ebedi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ehrmantraut is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ehrmantraut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Ehrmantraut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Dino Ebedi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ebedi stuns Ehrmantraut with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebedi. Ehrmantraut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ehrmantraut moves out of range as Ebedi strikes.
Ehrmantraut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ehrmantraut misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ebedi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ehrmantraut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ebedi thuds a left hand into Ehrmantraut's body.
Ebedi cracks Ehrmantraut with a good jab.
Ebedi looks to land a right hand but Ehrmantraut moved out of range.
Ebedi keeps Ehrmantraut at a distance using the push kick.
Ehrmantraut lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ehrmantraut misses with a right hand
and Ebedi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick but Ebedi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ebedi looks to throw the jab but Ehrmantraut is out of range.
Ehrmantraut throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ebedi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebedi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi lands an overhand right.
Dino Ebedi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut lands with a cross.
Ehrmantraut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a right hand but Ebedi moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ebedi misses the target.
Ebedi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ehrmantraut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ebedi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ehrmantraut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ehrmantraut uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ebedi has time to react.
Ebedi looks to land a right hand but Ehrmantraut moved out of range.
Ebedi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ebedi avoids the head kick by Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi looks to land a left hand but Ehrmantraut moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ebedi.
Ebedi swings for the body but Ehrmantraut moves out of range.
Ehrmantraut slips a straight right by Ebedi.
Ebedi misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by Ehrmantraut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ebedi scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut moves out of range as Ebedi strikes.
Ebedi jabs Ehrmantraut to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ehrmantraut blocks a jab.
Ebedi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a left hand but Ebedi moved out of range nicely.
Ebedi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ebedi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ebedi misses with a body punch
enabling Ehrmantraut to counter with a crisp jab.
Ehrmantraut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ebedi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ebedi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ehrmantraut misses with the combination.
Ehrmantraut on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ehrmantraut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut throws a hook but Ebedi blocks it.
Ebedi looks for the body kick but Ehrmantraut saw that one coming.
Ehrmantraut lands with a good body shot.
Ebedi feints and then cracks Ehrmantraut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ehrmantraut down.
Ebedi misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ebedi.
Ehrmantraut scores with a shot to the body.
Ebedi throws a head kick that misses.
Ehrmantraut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ehrmantraut might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ebedi has got the better of the exchanges.
Ebedi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ebedi.
Ehrmantraut attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ebedi jabs Ehrmantraut right on the nose. Ehrmantraut blinks but takes it well.
Ehrmantraut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ebedi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ebedi walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ehrmantraut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi looks to land a right hand but Ehrmantraut moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ebedi misses with a shot to the body
letting Ehrmantraut counter with a right hand.
Ebedi checks a low kick from Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi looks to land a left hand but Ehrmantraut moved out of range nicely.
Ehrmantraut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ebedi tried to counter with a leg kick but Ehrmantraut avoided it.
Ehrmantraut stuns Ebedi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ebedi throws a shot from downtown. Ehrmantraut moves away and avoids it.
Ebedi misses with a looping left.
Ebedi ducks under a wild hook from Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ehrmantrauts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ebedi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ebedi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ebedi throws the left hand but Ehrmantraut avoids the punch easily.
Ebedi scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Ebedi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The crowd cheers as Ebedi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ehrmantraut doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Ebedi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ehrmantraut misses with a kick to the body.
Ehrmantraut moves out of range of the strikes.
Ebedi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a left hand but Ebedi moved out of range nicely.
Ebedi works Ehrmantraut's body with a nice hook.
Ehrmantraut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ehrmantraut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ebedi manages to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut throws a hook but Ebedi blocks it.
A good leg kick by Ehrmantraut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ehrmantraut throws a body kick that misses.
Ehrmantraut tries to work over Ebedi's front leg with a kick but Ebedi checks it.
Ebedi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi takes a swing at Ehrmantraut's ribcage but misses.
Ehrmantraut was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ebedi with a nice calf kick.
Ehrmantraut walks into a stiff left hand from Ebedi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut throws a shot from downtown. Ebedi moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Ebedi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ehrmantraut lands a head shot.
Donk. Ebedi catches Ehrmantraut right on the button with a cross.
Ehrmantraut on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ebedi, as that shot connected.
Ebedi blocks a jab.
Ebedi lands a jab to the nose.
Ebedi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big left from Ebedi misses.
And Ehrmantraut responds with a good body kick, but Ebedi manages to step out the way in time.
Ebedi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ehrmantraut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ehrmantraut slips under a jab from Ebedi.
Ebedi connects with a body shot that sends Ehrmantraut's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ehrmantraut avoids the head kick by Ebedi.
Ebedi digs a good hook to Ehrmantraut's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ehrmantraut throws a wild body kick that Ebedi sees coming a mile off.
Ebedi digs a good hook to Ehrmantraut's body.
Ehrmantraut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ebedi throws a hook but Ehrmantraut blocks it.
Ehrmantraut misses with a body shot
and Ebedi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ebedi jabs Ehrmantraut right on the nose. Ehrmantraut blinks but takes it well.
Ehrmantraut defending well as Ebedi loads up on a big left hand.
Ebedi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ehrmantraut. That did some damage!
Ebedi lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ebedi. Ehrmantraut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebedi connects with a body shot.
Ebedi slips a jab from Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ehrmantraut can do to turn this around?
Ebedi misses with a hook. Ehrmantraut ducked under it nicely.
Ehrmantraut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ebedi counters with a nice uppercut.
Ebedi with a hook.
Ehrmantraut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Ehrmantraut misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ebedi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ehrmantraut.
Ebedi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ehrmantraut was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebedi.
Ehrmantraut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ehrmantraut misses the shot to the body.
Ebedi throws a counter high kick but Ehrmantraut was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ebedi.
Ebedi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ebedi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ehrmantraut looks to land a left hand but Ebedi moved out of range nicely.
Ebedi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ebedi misses with a hook. Ehrmantraut ducked under it nicely.
Ebedi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ehrmantraut looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ehrmantraut throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ehrmantraut swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ehrmantraut throws a leg kick but Ebedi moved away.
Ehrmantraut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ebedi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ebedi blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut slips under a jab from Ebedi.
Ehrmantraut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ebedi.
Ebedi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ebedi. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Ehrmantraut misses.
Ebedi scores with a hook to the body. Ehrmantraut takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ehrmantraut moves away from the strike by Ebedi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ebedi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ehrmantraut.
Mike Ehrmantraut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebedi misses with an uppercut. Ehrmantraut saw that one coming.
Ehrmantraut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ebedi.
Ebedi connects with a right hand. Ehrmantraut shakes it off.
Ehrmantraut closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ehrmantraut throws out a loose jab but Ebedi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ehrmantraut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ehrmantraut tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dino Ebedi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ebedi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dino Ebedi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hughes (ranked 1689 p4p, 3109 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 232 p4p, 401 weight class). Mills has chosen Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Hughes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Mills throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Mills's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughes under the eye.
Mills jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mills tests Hughes 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mills throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Hughes defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
Mills misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Mills wants to clinch.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Mills moves out of range.
Mills looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hughes lands with an uppercut that bounces Mills off the cage and back into range.
Mills fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mills blocks a jab.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Mills displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hughes throws out the jab.
Mills throws out a counter right but Hughes avoids it with no problem.
Hughes misses the jab.
Mills connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes 's hands.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes lands a nice shot that snaps Mills's head back.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mills digs a good body shot into Hughes 's ribs.
Hughes looks to land a left hand but Mills moved out of range nicely.
Mills swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hughes .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes throws a big shot that misses.
Mills tries to counter with a clinch but Hughes shakes him off and moves away.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mills lands with a shot to the body.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mills to counter with a crisp jab.
Mills throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Mills misses.
Mills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Hughes .
Mills wants to clinch
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Hughes lands a jab to the nose.
Mills lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mills is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes .
Hughes throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Mills lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Hughes .
A jab from Mills does it's job there.
Hughes moves out of range as Mills strikes.
Mills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Hughes misses the target.
A jab lands there for Mills.
Mills connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
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!
Mills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Mills on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hughes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Hughes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mills moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes slips under a jab.
It looked like Hughes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hughes .
It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Hughes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Mills will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hughes blocks a jab.
Hughes throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.
Hughes jabs Mills right on the nose. Mills blinks but takes it well.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mills misses with a left hand
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Mills moved out of range.
Mills cracks Hughes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Hughes misses.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes is looking to counter punch.
Hughes misses with a jab to the body
and Mills counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mills misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mills fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hughes misses with an uppercut. Mills saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Mills.
Hughes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mills throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Mills throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Mills lands with an uppercut that bounces Hughes off the cage and back into range.
Mills misses with a hook
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
Mills doesn't manage to clinch there - Hughes circles away.
Hughes throws a body shot but no joy.
Mills looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Mills was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
A jab from Mills does it's job there.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hughes misses with a straight left.
Mills slips under a jab.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edward Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Hughes finds it's target.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Mills throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills staying out of range there.
Mills looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes . Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mills moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mills takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mills throws a right and a left that Hughes avoids nicely.
Hughes is looking to counter punch.
Hughes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mills.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hughes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hughes loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.
Mills moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes throws a hook to the side of Mills's head but Mills sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
Mills scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Mills lands a nice shot that snaps Hughes 's head back.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Mills misses.
Hughes throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Mills cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Mills lands a jab to the nose.
Mills takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hughes takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Mills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mills lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hughes at a distance.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hughes swings widly with a right hand
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mills walks into a left hand.
Mills throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
Mills cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mills throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Hughes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mills doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mills pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes misses with a hook
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Mills sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hughes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Mills.
Hughes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab from Mills.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mills throws a lazy right hand but Hughes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mills is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Mills bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Hughes .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Hughes .
A punch lands to the side of Mills 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mills is rocked!
Mills walks into a left hand.
Mills is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
Hughes works Mills's body with a nice hook.
Mills fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mills misses with a right hand
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Mills looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hughes lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mills. Hughes pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Hughes !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aron Egomi (ranked 1737 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Kingston Wall (ranked 203 p4p, 242 weight class). Egomi comes to the cage accompanied by Hand of doom by Manowar. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aron Egomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kingston Wall!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall throws a jab but it's blocked by Egomi.
A low kick lands for Egomi.
Jab from Egomi.
Oooooh!!! Wall has knocked Egomi down with a huge combo! Wall steps away and waves a wobbly Egomi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Aron Egomi has been cut.
Egomi throws a lazy body kick
and Wall counters with a nice right hand that sends Egomi toppling to the canvas! Egomi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wall finish him?!
 Egomi is rocked!
Wall 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egomi misses with a double jab.
Oh Egomi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Egomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Egomi seems to have got his legs back now.
Egomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Wall misses.
Egomi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Egomi throws a poor cross that misses
and Wall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Egomi.
A shot to the body from Wall misses
and Egomi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egomi moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Egomi.
Egomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egomi manages to break the clinch.
Egomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egomi digs a good body shot into Wall's ribs.
Egomi misses with a looping right.
Egomi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Egomi moves out of range as Wall strikes.
Egomi throws a sloppy head kick and Wall moves out of range easily.
Wall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Egomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wall moves away.
Egomi rushes Wall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Egomi misses with a punch on the inside.
Egomi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Egomi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
Wall wants to break free but Egomi has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Egomi.
Egomi manages to break the clinch.
Egomi misses with an uppercut
and Wall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egomi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wall circles away.
Wall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egomi.
Egomi tries to land a body kick
and Wall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egomi misses with a hook.
Egomi swings widly with a right hand
and Wall counters with a stiff right hand.
Egomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egomi misses with a hook to the body
and Wall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egomi catches Wall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Egomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wall blocks a head kick by Egomi.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egomi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wall scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Egomi takes the fight into the clinch.
Egomi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wall lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Wall misses with a punch to the body.
Wall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Egomi has a couple of punches blocked by Wall.
A head punch on the inside from Egomi fails to land.
Egomi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egomi blocks a body shot from Wall.
Wall working aggressively here.
Egomi presses Wall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egomi.
Egomi breaks from the clinch.
Wall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Egomi looks to throw the jab but Wall is out of range.
Egomi digs a good body shot into Wall's ribs.
Wall looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall swings widly with a right hand
and Wall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Kingston Wall has been cut.
Wall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Egomi throws a body kick that misses.
Wall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kingston Wall will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egomi connects with a jab.
Wall misses with a wild body shot.
Egomi has managed to clinch.
Egomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wall lands a left hand.
Wall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wall blocking some punches.
Wall pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Egomi fails to land.
Egomi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wall backwards.
A short right from Wall on the inside.
Egomi misses with the head strike.
Egomi working aggressively here.
Wall can't find room to land a body shot as Egomi controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall slows down the pace here.
Egomi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wall controls his hands.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
Egomi looks to throw the jab but Wall is out of range.
Egomi has Wall up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Egomi.
Egomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Egomi fails to land.
Aron Egomi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wall looking to slow down the pace here.
Wall prevents a body shot from Egomi.
A left hand lands to the body for Egomi.
Egomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wall manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egomi looks for the body kick but Wall saw that one coming.
Kingston Wall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egomi wants to clinch.
Aron Egomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Egomi connects with a single shot there.
Wall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Egomi takes a swing at Wall's ribcage but misses.
Wall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Egomi misses the shot to the body.
Egomi with a hook.
Egomi lands with a good body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Wall as he connects with a hook.
Egomi throws the left hand but Wall avoids the punch easily.
Egomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Egomi ducks under a wild hook from Wall.
Wall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Egomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Egomi lands with a slapping head kick.
Egomi throws a leg kick
and Wall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Egomi thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall sizes up Egomi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Egomi misses with a body shot.
Egomi is looking to clinch.
Wall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Egomi with a body shot.
Egomi's corner calls for a 1-2. Egomi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wall connects with a body shot that sends Egomi's belly button to the back.
Wall keeps the fight on the outside.
Egomi throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wall to counter with a crisp jab.
Egomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Wall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Wall.
Egomi throws the kick towards the body but Wall avoids it.
Wall walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aron Egomi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Egomi tries to clinch but Wall moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Egomi.
Egomi throws a looping overhand right but Wall ducks down to avoid it.
Egomi scores with a leg kick.
Egomi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egomi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wall counter with a right hand.
Wall blocks a head kick by Egomi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Wall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Wall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egomi scores with a jab to the head.
Wall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wall looks to land a right hand but Egomi moved out of range.
Egomi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Egomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egomi closes the distance and clinches.
Egomi misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wall.
Wall blocks an uppercut.
Wall trying to stall but Egomi improves his position.
Egomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egomi tests Wall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Egomi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wall lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Egomi throws a body punch but Wall moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Egomi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Egomi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Egomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egomi throws an overhand right that lands on Wall's shoulder, as Wall tries to avoid the shot.
Egomi connects with an inside leg kick.
Wall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Egomi has Wall up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egomi manages to break the clinch.
Egomi misses with a left hand
and Wall counters with a nice body shot.
Egomi is looking to clinch but Wall is avoiding it.
Wall moves away from the strike by Egomi.
Wall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wall with a hook.
Wall scores with a decent looking hook.
Wall lands a big uppercut and Egomi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Egomi looks OK. Wall waves Egomi back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egomi gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Wall gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Egomi 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 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Wall!
Kingston Wall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Wagner (ranked 744 p4p, 643 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 107 p4p, 90 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Death. Vovchanchyn has chosen Зима-мама as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konrad Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn throws a low kick but Wagner moves out of range easily.
Vovchanchyn connects with a nice looking jab.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagner.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wagner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body kick.
Vovchanchyn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
A short body shot lands from Vovchanchyn as the two fighters clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wagner misses the jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wagner moves out of range as Vovchanchyn throws a body kick.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn 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.
Vovchanchyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping right hand.
Wagner swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wagner misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Wagner avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a jab to the body
and Vovchanchyn counters with a low kick, right behind Wagner 's knee.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wagner connects with an inside leg kick.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the body
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up.
Vovchanchyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Wagner lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up but Wagner circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn thows a leg kick but Wagner checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vovchanchyn dips to his left and cracks Wagner with an uppercut!
Vovchanchyn lands a nice hook to Wagner's body. Wagner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wagner throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vovchanchyn.
An inside leg kick lands from Vovchanchyn.
A low kick from Wagner is predictable there
and Vovchanchyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vovchanchyn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wagner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vovchanchyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wagner. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Vovchanchyn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wagner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Vovchanchyn connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vovchanchyn looks for the body kick but Wagner saw that one coming.
Wagner tried to counter with a leg kick but Vovchanchyn avoided it.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab from Wagner.
A countering left hand to the body from Vovchanchyn misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn 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.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Wagner tries to keep at a distance but Vovchanchyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vovchanchyn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn tries for a takedown but Wagner manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wagner.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch but Wagner is avoiding it.
Wagner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vovchanchyn finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagner's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Vovchanchyn ducks down to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wagner avoids the head kick by Vovchanchyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vovchanchyn cracks Wagner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vovchanchyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vovchanchyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Vovchanchyn misses
and Wagner counters with a leg kick.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wagner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Vovchanchyn misses its intended target.
Wagner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a stiff right hand.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vovchanchyn scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wagner misses with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wagner misses with a lunging right hand
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wagner dips to his left and cracks Vovchanchyn with an uppercut!
Vovchanchyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wagner seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vovchanchyn blocks a low kick nicely.
Vovchanchyn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wagner throws a leg kick
and Vovchanchyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Vovchanchyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice body kick.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Wagner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vovchanchyn works Wagner's body with a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn connects with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick
letting Wagner counter with a right hand.
It looks like Igor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Wagner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wagner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vovchanchyn with a nice cross.
Wagner throws a jab but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn swinging wildly here.
Wagner half committed to a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn drives through and clinches with Wagner against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vovchanchyn is leaning against Wagner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vovchanchyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vovchanchyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wagner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn checks it well.
Vovchanchyn lands a leg kick that knocks Wagner off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vovchanchyn fakes the leg kick and cracks Wagner in the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut
and Wagner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vovchanchyn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wagner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wagner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vovchanchyn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wagner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Vovchanchyn.
Wagner throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vovchanchyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wagner back to the cage. Vovchanchyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Wagner moved out of range.
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from Wagner.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a two punch combo.
Wagner scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a hook to the body
and Wagner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Vovchanchyn punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
Vovchanchyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Wagner counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Wagner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wagner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Vovchanchyn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vovchanchyn finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagner's head.
Wagner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vovchanchyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wagner on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner with a hook.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vovchanchyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Wagner blocks the leg kick.
Wagner fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn checks it well.
It seemed like Vovchanchyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vovchanchyn scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wagner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Wagner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vovchanchyn with the inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Wagner misses.
Wagner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vovchanchyn.
Wagner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn scores with a leg kick.
Wagner checks a leg kick.
Wagner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vovchanchyn just manages to avoid it.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn tries a quick counter leg kick but Wagner is wise to it.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Wagner throws a one two combo.
Wagner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body kick there by Vovchanchyn.
Wagner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn obviously looking to wear him down.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wagner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
Vovchanchyn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Wagner looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn connects with an inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagner half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice combination there by Vovchanchyn.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vovchanchyn.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Vovchanchyn lands.
Vovchanchyn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wagner is out of range and Vovchanchyn settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Wagner misses its target.
Vovchanchyn tries to bum rush Wagner with a series of wild strikes but Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn misses with a left hand
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Vovchanchyn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crunch! Vovchanchyn slams his shin into Wagner's torso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Wagner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A lazy body kick from Vovchanchyn
and Wagner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vovchanchyn thinking.
A big left from Wagner misses.
Wagner scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Vovchanchyn throws the kick towards the body but Wagner avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Wagner misses the target.
Vovchanchyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn checks it.
Vovchanchyn clobbers Wagner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vovchanchyn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wagner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wagner misses the target.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
Wagner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn cracks Wagner with an open hand slap.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vovchanchyn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wagner on the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by Wagner.
Vovchanchyn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the head.
Vovchanchyn throws the kick towards the body but Wagner avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wagner slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries a low kick but Wagner avoids it.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner tried to counter with a leg kick but Vovchanchyn avoided it.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vovchanchyn.
Wagner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wagner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn obviously looking to wear him down.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wagner backs up against the cage.
Nice jab there from Vovchanchyn.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn lands with a straight right. Wagner didn't see that one coming.
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner blocks a head kick by Vovchanchyn.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wagner.
Vovchanchyn throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vovchanchyn's hands.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Wagner.
Wagner slips a straight right by Vovchanchyn.
A jab lands there for Wagner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vovchanchyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vovchanchyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Vovchanchyn swings widly with a right hand
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy head kick
and Wagner counters with a good low kick that Vovchanchyn was not able to check.
Wagner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vovchanchyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vovchanchyn jabs Wagner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vovchanchyn scores with a push kick.
Wagner with a hook.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook
enabling Wagner to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vovchanchyn. That did some damage!
Konrad Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wagner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vovchanchyn on the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wagner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Vovchanchyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vovchanchyn 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 45:50
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Vovchanchyn!
Igor Vovchanchyn is the new welterweight champion!
Igor Vovchanchyn thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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