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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chakrii Weecharangsan (ranked 2643 p4p, 5620 weight class) and Don Gotti (ranked 315 p4p, 545 weight class). Weecharangsan comes into the arena with Sarama blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chakrii Weecharangsan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weecharangsan fails with the takedown.
Gotti moves into the clinch successfully.
Weecharangsan wants a takedown but no success here.
Weecharangsan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gotti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chakrii Weecharangsan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weecharangsan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gotti is defending well.
Weecharangsan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gotti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Weecharangsan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gotti avoiding damage.
Gotti scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Weecharangsan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weecharangsan has picked Gotti up - he's going for a ride! Weecharangsan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gotti trying to control here.
Weecharangsan seems to be working for a kimura but Gotti defends the submission attempt.
Weecharangsan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weecharangsan is trying to work for a kimura but Gotti is defending well.
Gotti keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gotti is staying active underneath Weecharangsan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gotti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weecharangsan is working away from the top position though.
Gotti wants to get back to his feet.
Weecharangsan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weecharangsan wants to free his trapped foot but Gotti is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Weecharangsan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gotti is looking for a sweep. Weecharangsan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gotti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weecharangsan.
Gotti looking for submissions off his back.
Weecharangsan is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gotti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weecharangsan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weecharangsan is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weecharangsan prevents Gotti from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weecharangsan drives through with a takedown into Gotti's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gotti pushes Weecharangsan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Weecharangsan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Gotti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gotti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weecharangsan wants to get back to full guard.
Weecharangsan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gotti pulls his head out easily.
Weecharangsan is staying active underneath Gotti, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gotti is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gotti is thwarting Weecharangsan's attempts to control the position.
Weecharangsan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Weecharangsan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gotti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Gotti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weecharangsan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gotti dominated that round.
That's time! Weecharangsan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Weecharangsan wants to clinch
and Gotti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gotti.
Gotti postures up in Weecharangsan's guard and throws a big left but Weecharangsan blocks it.
Weecharangsan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gotti is aware though and is defending well.
Weecharangsan working a defensive guard here.
Weecharangsan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Weecharangsan is thwarting Gotti's attempts to control the position.
Gotti is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weecharangsan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gotti is just riding it out for now. Weecharangsan eventually gives up the hold.
Gotti gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti keeping full guard, as Weecharangsan tries to pass.
Weecharangsan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weecharangsan stopping the sweep attempt from Gotti.
Weecharangsan tries to free his leg and advance position but Gotti is retaining full guard.
Gotti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Weecharangsan trying to control the position from guard on top but Gotti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weecharangsan.
Gotti clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Gotti.
Gotti has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Weecharangsan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weecharangsan wants to escape the position.
Gotti looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Weecharangsan taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Gotti!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Collins (ranked 2187 p4p, 4001 weight class) and Nick Holey (ranked 127 p4p, 209 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Holey!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Collins.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
 It looks like Nick Holey has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Holey fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins slaps away a takedown attempt from Holey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Collins wants to sweep but no luck.
Collins pulls Holey in close to his closed guard and prevents Holey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holey trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Collins pulls Holey in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holey preventing the sweep.
Collins is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at JAG Battle Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Holey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collins has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Holey is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Collins breaks from the clinch.
Collins scores with a one two! Holey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Holey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Collins throws a series of punches but Holey moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Collins.
Holey blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Holey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins pulls guard effortlessly.
Holey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Collins moves into the clinch.
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collins throws a head kick that Holey semi-blocks.
Collins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
 Holey is rocked!
Holey is looking to clinch.
Holey is still on wobbly legs! Can Collins finish him?
Collins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Collins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Collins clinches up against the cage.
Collins breaks the clinch.
Collins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins lands with a nice combination. Holey backs away looking to recover.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Holey.
Collins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holey.
Collins gets a clinch.
Holey can't get the takedown.
Holey seems to have recovered his senses.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins lands with a straight right. Holey didn't see that one coming.
Collins plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Holey to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Holey just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Michael Collins!
A less than humble Michael Collins misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 14455 p4p, 4369 weight class) and Lynn Steinheiser (ranked 644 p4p, 523 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name. Lynn Steinheiser has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lynn Steinheiser!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steinheiser drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orion throws the left hand but Steinheiser avoids the punch easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Steinheiser or perhaps it was just good defense by Orion, which made it look bad.
Orion scores with a jab. Steinheiser acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steinheiser moves away from the strike by Orion.
Orion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orion misses with a right hand
and Steinheiser counters with a shoot takedown. Orion fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orion has momentary wrist control but Steinheiser slips an elbow through the middle.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Steinheiser any problems.
Orion throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Orion is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Steinheiser has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steinheiser wants to control but Orion is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion looks to land a strike but Steinheiser avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Orion working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steinheiser working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orion.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orion throws an elbow that misses. Steinheiser uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orion's guard. Nice move by Steinheiser!
Steinheiser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steinheiser works over Orion with some ground and pound from guard.
Orion doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Steinheiser wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
Orion thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Steinheiser postures up and lands a big shot to Orion's brow.
Steinheiser is in close to Orion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steinheiser works over Orion with some ground and pound from guard.
Orion wants to sweep here but Steinheiser controlling him for the moment.
Steinheiser lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orion's head.
Orion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orion tries to strike from the bottom.
Steinheiser postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Steinheiser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orion is keeping the position for now.
Steinheiser working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orion's head.
Steinheiser won't allow Orion to sweep him here.
Steinheiser distracts Orion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orion throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orion has momentary wrist control but Steinheiser slips an elbow through the middle.
Steinheiser working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orion's head.
Steinheiser wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
Steinheiser is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Steinheiser scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orion throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Steinheiser distracts Orion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser lands a couple of elbows.
Steinheiser lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orion trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Steinheiser cracks Orion with a solid left hand.
Steinheiser working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orion's head.
 Orion is rocked!
Orion trying to control the position.
Steinheiser is in close to Orion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steinheiser postures up and lands a big shot to Orion's brow.
Steinheiser postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Steinheiser postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Orion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steinheiser distracts Orion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Steinheiser with a nice head shot there.
Steinheiser landing with the ground and pound.
Orion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steinheiser is one step ahead there.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Steinheiser from controlling successfully.
Orion seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinheiser connects with a couple of short punches.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Steinheiser any problems.
Steinheiser makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Steinheiser any problems.
Steinheiser content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orion striking off his back but it's not causing Steinheiser any problems.
Steinheiser landing with the ground and pound.
Steinheiser works over Orion with some ground and pound from guard.
Orion will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Orion wants to sweep but no luck.
Steinheiser connects with a couple of short punches.
Steinheiser postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Steinheiser is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steinheiser postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Orion covers up, he's hurt! Steinheiser keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Steinheiser and the ref steps in to end the fight! Steinheiser can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lynn Steinheiser!
A victorious Lynn Steinheiser thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Smith (ranked 3050 p4p, 3691 weight class) and Anti Happy (ranked 308 p4p, 350 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with HighWay to Hell blaring out of the sound system. Happy has chosen Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anti Happy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Happy.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Happy throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Happy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith misses with a combination
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Happy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Happy looks to move away, Smith throws a big counter combo but Happy just gets out of the way.
Happy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Happy misses its intended target.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Happy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Happy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook.
Happy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
enabling Happy to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Happy.
Happy jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith throws a hook but Happy avoids it easily.
Happy gets a takedown into half guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Happy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Happy. Oh but Smith has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Happy goes limp - he's gone! Smith jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rodney Smith!
Rodney Smith 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 Felipe Ferreira-Alves (ranked 2198 p4p, 2304 weight class) and Randy The Show (ranked 311 p4p, 329 weight class). Ferreira-Alves's entrance music is The Mountain - Jucifer. A fine choice. Felipe Ferreira-Alves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randy The Show's chin.
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Ferreira-Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira-Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Show moves away.
Ferreira-Alves has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ferreira-Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a hook
and The Show counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferreira-Alves thinking.
Ferreira-Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Show throws out the jab.
Ferreira-Alves throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from The Show misses.
Ferreira-Alves attempts a counter takedown but The Show avoids it well and moves away.
Ferreira-Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from The Show. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Ferreira-Alves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from The Show misses its intended target.
The Show throws a lazy right hand but Ferreira-Alves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Show keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira-Alves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Despite the aggression on The Show's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ferreira-Alves throws a combination that misses
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a body shot.
The Show swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a body shot.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Show throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira-Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Show.
Ferreira-Alves tries to counter with a takedown but The Show is quick to defend against it.
The Show gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ferreira-Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a jab to the body.
The Show misses with a right hand
and Ferreira-Alves counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and The Show releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferreira-Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Randy The Show is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira-Alves jabs The Show right on the nose. The Show blinks but takes it well.
The Show misses with a straight right.
The Show takes one to the chin there.
The Show with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ferreira-Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
The Show is rocked!
Ferreira-Alves slips under a jab.
The Show is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira-Alves finish him?
Ferreira-Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Show manages to avoid it.
The Show seems to have recovered his senses.
The Show takes a swing at Ferreira-Alves's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira-Alves attempts a counter takedown but The Show avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira-Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Show.
Ferreira-Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Show throws a body shot but no joy.
The Show has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ferreira-Alves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Ferreira-Alves misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show with a nice cross.
 It looks like Felipe Ferreira-Alves has been cut.
The Show is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Show scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferreira-Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferreira-Alves lands the left hand.
Ferreira-Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Show moves away.
Ferreira-Alves lands with a straight right. The Show didn't see that one coming.
The Show swinging wildly here.
The Show lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferreira-Alves's head.
Ferreira-Alves moves out of range of the strikes.
The Show lands the left hand.
Ferreira-Alves thumps The Show with a low kick.
The Show on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Show misses with an uppercut. Ferreira-Alves saw that one coming.
The Show takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferreira-Alves takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Show uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira-Alves.
The Show stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira-Alves.
The Show waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves lands a big head kick that sends The Show tumbling to the mat! Ferreira-Alves takes a step backwards and waves The Show back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The Show avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Show takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ferreira-Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but The Show is just out of range.
The Show is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A telegraphed right hand from The Show misses the target.
Ferreira-Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Show missing with a left hand there. Ferreira-Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by The Show.
The Show throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Show throws a shot from downtown. Ferreira-Alves moves away and avoids it.
Ferreira-Alves tries to counter with a takedown but The Show is quick to defend against it.
Ferreira-Alves throws a push kick but The Show slaps the foot to one side.
The Show looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The Show misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferreira-Alves counters with a body kick.
Ferreira-Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira-Alves defending well as The Show loads up on a big left hand.
The Show loads up on a big right hand but Ferreira-Alves slips the punch.
Ferreira-Alves takes a swing at The Show's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from The Show.
Ferreira-Alves digs a good body shot into The Show's ribs.
Ferreira-Alves looks to land a left hand but The Show moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a punch to the head.
Ferreira-Alves stuns The Show with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferreira-Alves defending well as The Show loads up on a big left hand.
The Show takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira-Alves moves into the clinch successfully.
The Show gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves digs a right hand into The Show's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Show's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felipe Ferreira-Alves's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ferreira-Alves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Show finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferreira-Alves's head.
Ferreira-Alves scores with a sloppy right hand. The Show should have avoided that one.
The Show throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira-Alves with a nice calf kick.
Ferreira-Alves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Show lands with a straight right. Ferreira-Alves didn't see that one coming.
The Show swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira-Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Show throws a body punch but Ferreira-Alves moves out of range.
Ferreira-Alves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreira-Alves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ferreira-Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Show looks to land a right hand but Ferreira-Alves moved out of range.
Ferreira-Alves connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Show. The Show circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The Show ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferreira-Alves moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ferreira-Alves. That's going to slow The Show down.
Ferreira-Alves connects with a leg kick.
Ferreira-Alves tries to land a front kick but The Show steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Show throws out a counter right but Ferreira-Alves avoids it with no problem.
The Show has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferreira-Alves ducks under a wild hook from The Show.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ferreira-Alves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Show has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Show and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ferreira-Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Show.
Ferreira-Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Felipe Ferreira-Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a wild combination.
The Show misses with a straight right.
The Show lands with a nice body punch.
Ferreira-Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
The Show throws a hook but Ferreira-Alves blocks it.
Ferreira-Alves throws a head kick that half lands.
The Show waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferreira-Alves.
Ferreira-Alves lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
The Show displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ferreira-Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Show.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira-Alves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Show throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ferreira-Alves on the side of the head.
The Show moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferreira-Alves is rocked!
Ferreira-Alves cracks The Show with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oh Ferreira-Alves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Show walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ferreira-Alves drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! The Show swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ferreira-Alves's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jocko Goggins (ranked 1928 p4p, 2992 weight class) and Joao Silvera (ranked 273 p4p, 405 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jocko Goggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joao Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goggins moves away.
Goggins lunges at Silvera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silvera's hand.
Good exchange - Goggins coming out on top.
Goggins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvera doesn't seem bothered though.
Goggins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silvera misses with a lunging right hand
and Goggins counters with a three punch combo that has Silvera backing up. Silvera nods at Goggins to acknowledge the strikes.
Silvera misses with an uppercut.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Goggins moves out of range easily.
Goggins ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
Nice shot by Goggins.
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!
Silvera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvera misses the shot to the body.
Goggins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goggins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silvera's head backwards.
Silvera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Goggins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goggins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goggins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jocko Goggins has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera misses with a double jab.
Silvera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvera throws a hook but Goggins avoids it easily.
Goggins scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Goggins misses.
Goggins scores with a nice right hand.
Goggins scores with a one two! Silvera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goggins swinging wildly here.
Goggins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvera.
Silvera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goggins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Silvera blocks a jab.
Silvera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goggins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silvera scrambles back to his feet.
Silvera misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Goggins.
Goggins is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Goggins lands a glancing blow to the side of Silvera's head.
Goggins throws a lazy right hand but Silvera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goggins lands a nice shot to the body.
Silvera throws a body shot but no joy.
Silvera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goggins manages to avoid it.
Silvera misses with a looping left.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Goggins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silvera has time to react.
Goggins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silvera just misses with a punch to the body.
Goggins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvera.
Goggins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silvera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick lands for Goggins.
Goggins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silvera misses with an uppercut.
Goggins is looking to counter with head kicks.
Goggins ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
Silvera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goggins.
Silvera misses with a body shot
and Goggins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goggins with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goggins connects with a right hand. Silvera shakes it off.
Silvera misses with a head kick.
Silvera misses with a right hand
and Goggins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvera.
Goggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silvera.
Goggins moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Goggins.
Silvera misses with an uppercut.
Goggins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silvera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goggins.
Silvera moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvera tries a head kick but it misses.
Goggins moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goggins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goggins pushes Silvera away with a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Goggins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goggins.
Goggins throws a body punch but Silvera moves out of range.
Silvera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Silvera throws a body shot but no joy.
Goggins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've been informed that Silvera has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Goggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silvera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goggins connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Silvera misses.
Silvera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goggins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Goggins.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goggins.
Goggins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silvera.
Goggins moves out of range as Silvera strikes.
Silvera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goggins can pounce on him.
Jab from Goggins.
Goggins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goggins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvera misses the jab.
Silvera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goggins.
Goggins looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvera is just out of range.
A slow jab from Goggins misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera throws a shot from downtown. Goggins moves away and avoids it.
Goggins scores with a head kick.
Goggins lands with a hook. Silvera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silvera is rocked!
BOOM! Goggins lands a beautiful left hook that drops Silvera. Silvera tries to recover but Goggins is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Silvera lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jocko Goggins!
A relieved looking Jocko Goggins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 4062 p4p, 3523 weight class) and Guillo Perez (ranked 518 p4p, 472 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Guillo Perez !
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perez .
Dembele manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dembele is looking to improve his position.
Perez trying to control the action but Dembele is working from the bottom.
Perez controlling the pace.
Perez passes to side control.
Perez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele can't do much from the bottom here.
Perez trying to control the position but Dembele is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dembele keeps Perez under control for a moment.
Dembele being controlled for a moment.
Dembele is looking to reverse the position.
Perez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Perez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Perez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dembele manages to get back to half guard.
Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Perez is thwarting Dembele's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez seems to be working for a kimura but Dembele defends the submission attempt.
Dembele tries to roll over but Perez keeps him under control.
Perez is keen to just control but Dembele is a slippery customer.
Dembele wants to get back to full guard.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dembele keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is pressing down on Dembele's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dembele is holding on for now.
Dembele is looking for a sweep. Perez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dembele is trying to get back to full guard.
Perez drops an elbow to the side of Dembele's head.
Perez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dembele tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Perez !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guillo Perez !
After winning the bout, Guillo Perez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elazar Shalit (ranked 1365 p4p, 597 weight class) and Bong Ji Woo (ranked 171 p4p, 76 weight class). Ji Woo has chosen 나쁜 달 상승 as his entrance music. Bong Ji Woo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elazar Shalit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shalit.
Shalit misses with an uppercut.
Ji Woo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shalit throwing a counter right hand but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
Shalit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shalit slips under a jab from Ji Woo.
A big left from Ji Woo misses.
Shalit slips under a jab.
Shalit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ji Woo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ji Woo stuns Shalit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ji Woo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Shalit misses.
Ji Woo throws a right and a left that Shalit avoids nicely.
Shalit ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
Ji Woo jabs at Shalit's body.
Shalit throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ji Woo tests Shalit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Shalit finds it's way through Ji Woo's defenses.
Shalit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ji Woo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shalit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ji Woo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shalit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ji Woo checks it well.
Shalit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ji Woo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ji Woo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shalit misses with a body shot.
Shalit connects with an inside leg kick.
Ji Woo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ji Woo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ji Woo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shalit tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji Woo tries for a kimura but Shalit is defending well.
Ji Woo swings around for an armbar but Shalit sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ji Woo's guard.
Ji Woo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shalit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ji Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shalit wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Navy Street MMA inform us that Ji Woo has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shalit wants to pass the guard but Ji Woo is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Woo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shalit is aware though and is defending well.
Ji Woo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shalit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shalit controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shalit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ji Woo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shalit uses it to pass to side control.
Ji Woo is trying to work for a sweep but Shalit has mounted him!
Shalit jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ji Woo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ji Woo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ji Woo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shalit pulls his head out easily.
Shalit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ji Woo defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shalit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ji Woo keeps working.
Ji Woo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ji Woo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shalit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ji Woo keeping full guard, as Shalit tries to pass.
Ji Woo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ji Woo, not yet.
Ji Woo working a defensive guard here.
Ji Woo looking for a guillotine here but Shalit defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ji Woo doesn't manage to clinch there - Shalit circles away.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Shalit misses.
Ji Woo throws out a counter right but Shalit avoids it with no problem.
Ji Woo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ji Woo is looking to clinch.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Shalit moves out of range.
Ji Woo throws a nice looking combination but Shalit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shalit misses the jab.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch but Shalit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ji Woo misses with a wild combination.
Shalit throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shalit.
Shalit throwing a counter right hand but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
Shalit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ji Woo is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ji Woo! But no joy.
Shalit throws a body shot but no joy.
Shalit misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shalit lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ji Woo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ji Woo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ji Woo moves away from the strike by Shalit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit connects with a solid leg kick.
Ji Woo misses with a looping right.
Shalit misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Ji Woo misses its intended target.
Ji Woo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shalit throws a counter high kick but Ji Woo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Shalit moved out of range nicely.
Shalit throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Shalit only half commits.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the nose.
Elazar Shalit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ji Woo walks into a left hand.
Shalit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Shalit.
Shalit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Shalit strikes.
Shalit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shalit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shalit went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Ji Woo. Those never looked like landing.
Shalit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Shalit.
Shalit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Ji Woo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shalit throws a big counter combination but Ji Woo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot.
Shalit takes one on the button.
Shalit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ji Woo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ji Woo moves into the clinch.
Shalit is working for takedown but Ji Woo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shalit is trying to break the clinch but Ji Woo is controlling him.
Ji Woo blocks a body shot from Shalit.
Ji Woo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shalit wants to break free but Ji Woo has control.
Ji Woo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ji Woo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ji Woo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shalit's efforts to push away.
Ji Woo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shalit backwards.
Ji Woo is trying to break the clinch but Shalit is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo manages to break the clinch.
Ji Woo avoids the head kick by Shalit.
Shalit connects with a crisp jab.
Ji Woo throws a series of punches but Shalit avoids them all with ease.
Shalit looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
Ji Woo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shalit.
Ji Woo throws the left hand but Shalit avoids the punch easily.
Ji Woo checks a leg kick.
Shalit gets caught napping as Ji Woo dives in and scores a takedown. Shalit manages to retain guard.
Bong Ji Woo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ji Woo passes into half guard.
Shalit gets back to full guard.
Ji Woo stopping the sweep attempt from Shalit.
Ji Woo trying to control but Shalit is working from the bottom.
Shalit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ji Woo defends it easily.
Shalit has a closed guard, preventing Ji Woo from standing up.
Shalit has his foot on Ji Woo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ji Woo works his way back into a safe position though.
Shalit trying to keep a closed guard but Ji Woo is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji Woo scoring with some ground and pound.
Shalit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shalit keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Ji Woo controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shalit throws a sloppy head kick and Ji Woo moves out of range easily.
Shalit scores with a jab to the head.
Ji Woo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ji Woo misses with a hook. Shalit ducked under it nicely.
Shalit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shalit is looking to chop away at Ji Woo's legs.
Shalit lands a jab to Ji Woo's midsection.
Ji Woo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shalit as he jumps to the side.
Ji Woo looks to land a right hand but Shalit moved out of range.
Shalit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shalit tries a head kick but it misses.
Shalit sets himself, and Ji Woo steps forward looking for the clinch! Shalit avoids it this time.
Shalit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo throws an overhand right that lands on Shalit's shoulder, as Shalit tries to avoid the shot.
Ji Woo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shalit to score with a decent uppercut.
Ji Woo shoots in but Shalit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shalit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shalit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shalit throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shalit.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shalit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Shalit blocks a jab.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Shalit moves out of range.
Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shalit.
Nice jab there from Shalit.
Ji Woo with a poor takedown
and Shalit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elazar Shalit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bong Ji Woo.
Shalit takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
Shalit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ji Woo is out of range and Shalit settles back down.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ji Woo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shalit counters with a nice uppercut.
Shalit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shalit throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Shalit cracks a nice hook into Ji Woo's ribs.
Elazar Shalit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bong Ji Woo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shalit throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo slips a straight right by Shalit.
Ji Woo lands with an uppercut that bounces Shalit off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalit misses with a looping right.
Shalit misses with a head kick.
Ji Woo shoots for a double leg takedown but Shalit sprawls well. He's pushed Ji Woo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ji Woo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shalit pinned against the cage. Shalit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ji Woo is looking to clinch but Shalit is avoiding it.
Shalit ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Shalit throwing a counter right hand but Ji Woo manages to avoid it.
Shalit misses with a hook. Ji Woo ducked under it nicely.
Ji Woo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shalit looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.
Ji Woo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shalit takes one to the side of the head.
Ji Woo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shalit. Ji Woo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ji Woo misses the shot to the body.
Shalit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ji Woo digs a good hook to Shalit's body.
Shalit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Shalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shalit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ji Woo darts in looking for a takedown but Shalit gets double underhooks and turns Ji Woo into the cage.
Ji Woo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Ji Woo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shalit doesn't seem phased though.
Shalit takes one on the button.
Ji Woo is looking to clinch.
Ji Woo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ji Woo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shalit keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit gets back to half guard.
Ji Woo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ji Woo trying to control the action but Shalit is working from the bottom.
Shalit is trying to get back to full guard.
Ji Woo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shalit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ji Woo wants to free his trapped foot but Shalit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elazar Shalit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ji Woo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
An out of breath Bong Ji Woo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Vettori (ranked 396 p4p, 1135 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 51 p4p, 167 weight class). Vettori comes into the arena with Police On My Back- The Rocketz blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marvin Vettori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vettori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahonen.
Vettori throws a hook but Ahonen avoids it easily.
Ahonen walks into a stiff left hand from Vettori.
Vettori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been informed that Ahonen 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.
Ahonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vettori.
Ahonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vettori has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Triple XXX in the buildup to the fight.
Vettori throws a jab when Ahonen was well out of range.
Ahonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vettori throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ahonen misses with a takedown attempt - Vettori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ahonen swinging wildly here.
A big left from Vettori misses.
Ahonen scores with a hook.
Vettori lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahonen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vettori missing with a left hand there. Ahonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ahonen misses.
Ahonen misses with a wild combination.
Vettori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vettori throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ahonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ahonen throws a nice looking combination but Vettori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vettori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ahonen digs a good hook to Vettori's body.
Good work by Ahonen as he checks the leg kick.
Ahonen throws a wild body kick that Vettori sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vettori. Ahonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahonen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ahonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
Ahonen slips a jab and a cross from Vettori.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ahonen blocks a head kick by Vettori.
Vettori throws an off balance right hand
and Ahonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vettori scores with a nice right hand.
Vettori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ahonen lands a right hook to the body.
Vettori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Ahonen there.
Vettori throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ahonen lands with a slapping head kick.
Vettori misses with a two punch combination.
Ahonen misses with a hook. Vettori ducked under it nicely.
Ahonen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ahonen slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen misses the shot to the body.
Ahonen ducks under a wild hook from Vettori.
Ahonen scores with a nice strike.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vettori.
Ahonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vettori.
Ahonen connects with the punch.
Vettori moves out of range as Ahonen throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Ahonen misses its intended target.
Vettori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vettori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vettori looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahonen is just out of range.
Ahonen digs a good hook to Vettori's body.
Vettori lands with a nice combination. Ahonen backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vettori misses with the combination.
Ahonen 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.
Marvin Vettori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vettori misses the jab.
Vettori darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ahonen 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.
Vettori throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ahonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Vettori throws a series of punches but Ahonen avoids them all with ease.
Ahonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vettori misses the shot to the body.
Ahonen blocks a leg kick.
Ahonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ahonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Vettori.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vettori. That's going to slow Ahonen down.
Ahonen misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vettori.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Vettori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Ahonen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ahonen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marvin Vettori is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahonen clobbers Vettori with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Vettori does no damage.
Nice shot by Ahonen.
That kick from Vettori tenderised Ahonen's leg. Ahonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ahonen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ahonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vettori takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vettori throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick from Vettori, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vettori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Vettori sprawls well. He's pushed Ahonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vettori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vettori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Vettori.
Ahonen is rocked!
Vettori sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ahonen's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ahonen's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Vettori!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marvin Vettori thanked Hardcore Sports Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patriootti Pate (ranked 554 p4p, 617 weight class) and Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 83 p4p, 94 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patriootti Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pate misses with an uppercut.
Pate throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dagestanskiy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Pate. That snapped Dagestanskiy's head back.
The crowd cheers as Dagestanskiy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pate doesn't seem phased though.
Dagestanskiy throws a good cross that connects.
Dagestanskiy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pate scores with a leg kick.
Dagestanskiy looking to score a takedown here. Pate is defending well but Dagestanskiy drives through and ends up in Pate's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pate looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dagestanskiy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dagestanskiy is trying to control the action in half guard but Pate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pate is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Dagestanskiy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dagestanskiy thows a huge punch but Pate dodges it nicely.
Dagestanskiy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pate is staying active underneath Dagestanskiy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dagestanskiy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dagestanskiy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dagestanskiy scores with the left hand. Pate knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Patriootti Pate has been cut.
Dagestanskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pate avoids the body shot from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy misses with an uppercut
and Pate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Pate.
Patriootti Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dagestanskiy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pate.
Dagestanskiy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dagestanskiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pate throws a sloppy head kick and Dagestanskiy moves out of range easily.
Dagestanskiy lands with a nice combination. Pate backs away looking to recover.
Pate lands the left hand.
Pate instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Pate has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dagestanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dagestanskiy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Pate fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pate throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dagestanskiy has clasped his hands together around Pate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ground and pound from Dagestanskiy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dagestanskiy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dagestanskiy throws a strike aimed at the side of Pate's head but Pate avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pate managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pate is trying to control Dagestanskiy's posture but Dagestanskiy avoids it.
The ground and pound from Dagestanskiy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy throws an elbow but Pate slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dagestanskiy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pate is avoiding damage well.
Dagestanskiy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dagestanskiy looking to control but instead Pate has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dagestanskiy stalling away here and it's allowed Pate to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dagestanskiy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dagestanskiy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pate is keeping the position for now.
Dagestanskiy postures up and lands a big shot to Pate's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Khaba Dagestanskiy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patriootti Pate's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pate throws a head kick that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Dagestanskiy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pate pinned against the cage. Pate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dagestanskiy misses the shot to the body.
Dagestanskiy throws the left hand but Pate avoids the punch easily.
Pate lands a leg kick that knocks Dagestanskiy off balance momentarily.
Dagestanskiy misses with a left hand
and Pate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dagestanskiy misses with a looping right.
Pate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestanskiy moves out of range of the body kick from Pate.
Dagestanskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dagestanskiy walks into a jab.
Dagestanskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pate moves away.
Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Dagestanskiy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patriootti Pate is winning the standup battle so far.
Dagestanskiy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from Dagestanskiy misses.
Pate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dagestanskiy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pate cracks Dagestanskiy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pate loads up on a big right hand but Dagestanskiy slips the punch.
Pate tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Pate lands with a hook. Dagestanskiy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pate throws a body punch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Pate feints and then cracks Dagestanskiy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dagestanskiy down.
Pate tries to clinch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy gets a double leg takedown into Pate's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dagestanskiy throws an elbow that misses. Pate uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dagestanskiy's guard. Nice move by Pate!
Pate slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dagestanskiy.
Pate with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dagestanskiy tries to get to full guard but Pate has control of the leg.
Dagestanskiy is looking to control Pate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dagestanskiy avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a sweep. Pate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dagestanskiy is positioning himself well to prevent Pate advancing to mount.
Dagestanskiy is trying to stand up here but Pate is controlling him well.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a sweep. Pate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dagestanskiy is looking to get back to full guard here but Pate has managed to pass to side control instead.
Pate working away.
Pate slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Dagestanskiy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dagestanskiy is working to get back to half guard.
Dagestanskiy wants to control but Pate is having none of it.
Dagestanskiy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Dagestanskiy working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Patriootti Pate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patriootti Pate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dagestanskiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pate.
Pate misses with a leg kick
enabling Dagestanskiy to counter with a crisp jab.
Pate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Dagestanskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pate throws a lazy uppercut
and Dagestanskiy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Pate throws a combination that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a shoot takedown. Pate fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dagestanskiy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dagestanskiy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dagestanskiy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dagestanskiy trying to control the position from guard on top but Pate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dagestanskiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dagestanskiy trying to control but Pate is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dagestanskiy lands a jab to the head.
Pate avoids the body shot from Dagestanskiy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pate.
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.
Dagestanskiy stalks Pate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pate's face. Pate staggers backwards, shaken.
Dagestanskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pate dodges the punch combination from Dagestanskiy.
Pate half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dagestanskiy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Dagestanskiy.
A low kick lands for Pate.
Sloppy strikes from Pate. Those never looked like landing.
Pate throws a leg kick which misses Dagestanskiy's front leg but catches the back leg as Dagestanskiy tries to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Dagestanskiy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pate.
Dagestanskiy throws a right and a left that Pate avoids nicely.
Dagestanskiy takes one to the chin there.
Dagestanskiy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pate.
Pate wants to land a leg kick but Dagestanskiy is out of range.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dagestanskiy throws a looping overhand right but Pate ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Pate tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Dagestanskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pate swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pate throws a jab when Dagestanskiy was well out of range.
Pate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dagestanskiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dagestanskiy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pate scores with a jab to the head.
Dagestanskiy misses with a wild body shot.
Pate moves into the clinch.
Dagestanskiy lands a shoulder strike.
Pate misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy misses with a punch to the body.
Pate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dagestanskiy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dagestanskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Dagestanskiy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagestanskiy throws a punch but it's blocked by Pate.
Pate with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dagestanskiy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
Pate gets underhooks to prevent Dagestanskiy's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pate.
Dagestanskiy is pushing Pate up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Patriootti Pate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dagestanskiy blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patriootti Pate.
I think Pate 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patriootti Pate!
A less than humble Patriootti Pate misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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