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SFL 42 | Akinwande vs Simard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Ruiz Mangas (ranked 2572 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Jackson Storm (ranked 334 p4p, 299 weight class). Mangas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm a Soldier. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Storm!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a series of punches but Mangas avoids them all with ease.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm catches Mangas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mangas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Storm throws a counter combo.
Storm tries to land a body kick
enabling Mangas to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm scores with a nice body kick.
Mangas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mangas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mangas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Mangas throws out a loose jab but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm slips a straight right by Mangas.
Storm throws a head kick but Mangas moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Mangas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Storm scores with a jab.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Jackson Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Mangas moved out of range.
Storm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mangas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mangas misses with a body shot.
Mangas throws a leg kick
and Storm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mangas throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mangas throws out the jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mangas keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangas throws a looping overhand right but Storm ducks down to avoid it.
Mangas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Storm.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.
Mangas throws the left hand but Storm avoids the punch easily.
Mangas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mangas lands with a nice body punch.
Mangas lands a really nice looking cross but Storm seems unphased.
Mangas slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
Left hook, right uppercut from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mangas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackson Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mangas misses the jab.
Storm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Storm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mangas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Storm swivels and escapes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Storm! But no joy.
Storm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mangas to counter with a crisp jab.
Mangas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Storm lands with a kick to the ribs.
Storm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mangas!
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mangas in his tracks.
Mangas throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Storm checks a leg kick.
A big right from Storm misses.
Mangas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Storm misses with a kick to the body.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangas.
Mangas just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jackson Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mangas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mangas counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Jackson Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mangas avoids the body shot from Storm.
Mangas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mangas.
Mangas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Storm checks a low kick from Mangas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a right and a left that Mangas avoids nicely.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mangas digs a good body shot into Storm's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Storm misses with a straight left.
Mangas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mangas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mangas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Mangas scores with a leg kick.
Storm throws a hook but Mangas blocks it.
Storm tries to bum rush Mangas with a series of wild strikes but Mangas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mangas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm takes a swing at Mangas's ribcage but misses.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mangas.
The crowd cheers as Storm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mangas doesn't seem phased though.
Mangas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mangas stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Storm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mangas.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mangas.
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mangas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm throws a nice looking combination but Mangas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mangas appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mangas ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mangas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mangas misses with a body shot
and Storm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mangas tried to score with a low kick but Storm checks it.
Storm throws a counter combo.
Storm tries a low kick but Mangas avoids it.
Mangas misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mangas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Mangas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mangas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Mangas.
Despite the aggression on Storm's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mangas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Storm is looking to chop away at Mangas's legs.
Mangas avoids the head kick by Storm.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mangas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Mangas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Ruben Ruiz Mangas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Storm looks to land a left hand but Mangas moved out of range nicely.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Mangas moved out of range.
Mangas throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Storm throws a series of punches but Mangas moves out of range.
Mangas looks to land a body kick but Storm moved away.
Mangas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Storm is looking to clinch.
Mangas is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mangas.
Mangas misses with a body shot.
Storm let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Storm looks to throw the jab but Mangas is out of range.
Storm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm blocks an uppercut.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Mangas.
Mangas lands a nice shot to the body.
Mangas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mangas tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Mangas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Storm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Storm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mangas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Mangas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Storm gets through Mangas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mangas working aggressively here.
Mangas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm working aggressively here.
Mangas misses with a punch 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!
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Mangas tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Mangas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mangas struggles to land a body shot inside as Storm controls his hands.
Storm letting Mangas take a breather here.
Storm tries a body shot but Mangas blocks it.
Mangas tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Storm blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Mangas.
Storm lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mangas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mangas has Storm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Storm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mangas lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangas.
Storm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Storm lands a shoulder strike.
Mangas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruben Ruiz Mangas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm blocks a body shot from Mangas.
Storm blocking some punches.
A short left from Mangas.
Mangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mangas throws a punch but it's blocked by Storm.
Storm misses with some punches.
Mangas lands a nice uppercut.
Mangas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mangas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mangas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm prevents a body shot from Mangas.
A hook to the body from Mangas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangas tries to work over Storm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mangas blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Storm.
Mangas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Storm.
Mangas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mangas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
Mangas presses Storm against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Storm.
Mangas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mangas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Storm pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mangas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ruben Ruiz Mangas.
I think Mangas 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ruben Ruiz Mangas!
A very excited looking Ruben Ruiz Mangas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Quinn (ranked 1351 p4p, 1822 weight class) and Riley Ferguson (ranked 159 p4p, 198 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quinn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad MF. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Quinn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quinn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Quinn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quinn slips under a jab from Ferguson.
Quinn lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Quinn.
Quinn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Quinn throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson lands with a right hand.
Quinn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Quinn ducks down to avoid it.
Quinn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Quinn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferguson 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.
Quinn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ferguson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferguson tries to escape but Quinn is in control.
Ferguson stops Quinn from passing to mount.
Ferguson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn landing strikes.
Quinn landing strikes.
The strikes coming from Quinn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ferguson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Quinn is controlling him well.
The ground and pound from Quinn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Quinn tries to advance to mount but can't.
The strikes coming from Quinn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've been hearing that Quinn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ferguson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Quinn tries to advance to mount but can't.
Quinn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferguson keeps working.
Ferguson is trying to buck Quinn off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Quinn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Quinn trying to control the position but Ferguson is working away.
Ferguson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ferguson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ferguson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ferguson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferguson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Quinn backs off Ferguson throws a huge counter combo but Quinn manages to avoid it all.
Ferguson connects with a jab.
Riley Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quinn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quinn thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Quinn lands a head shot.
Quinn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn moves out of range of the body kick from Ferguson.
Quinn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Quinn throws a big counter combination but Ferguson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
A jab from Ferguson finds it's way through Quinn's defenses.
Ferguson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn misses with an uppercut. Ferguson saw that one coming.
Ferguson pushes Quinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Quinn scores with a shot to the body.
Riley Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quinn scores with the left hand. Ferguson knows he should have avoided that one.
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 big left from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ferguson misses.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferguson manages to avoid it.
Quinn connects with the punch.
Quinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quinn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Quinn.
A telegraphed right hand from Quinn misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Quinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quinn moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Quinn goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Quinn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Quinn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quinn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferguson. Ferguson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Ferguson's shoulder, as Ferguson tries to avoid the shot.
Ferguson thuds his right hand into Quinn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quinn swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quinn.
Ferguson cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Ferguson scores with the left hand. Quinn knows he should have avoided that one.
Quinn walks into a stiff left hand from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson cracks Quinn with an open hand slap.
Quinn defending well as Ferguson loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson looks to land a combination. Quinn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferguson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ferguson misses the jab.
Quinn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fergusons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Quinn throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Quinn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands an overhand right.
Quinn connects with a single shot there.
Quinn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Quinn shoots for a takedown but Ferguson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Quinn staying out of range there.
Jab by Ferguson.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
A swing and a miss from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferguson slips a straight right by Quinn.
Ferguson misses with a looping right.
Ferguson is looking to slow Quinn down with leg kicks.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Ferguson is looking for the big counter here.
Quinn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferguson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quinn somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Quinn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ferguson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quinn doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Ferguson.
Quinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quinn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Quinn with a series of wild strikes but Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferguson defending well as Quinn loads up on a big left hand.
Quinn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Riley Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Quinn.
Quinn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ferguson just manages to avoid it.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Quinn is looking to counter punch.
Quinn throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Quinn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferguson.
Ferguson works the jab nicely.
Ferguson looks to score with a jab to the body but Quinn is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Ferguson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quinn slips under a jab.
It looked like Quinn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quinn looks to land a combination but Ferguson avoids it well.
Ferguson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ferguson jabs at Quinn's body.
Quinn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Quinn looks for a takedown but Ferguson sprawls well.
Ferguson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Ferguson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quinn.
Quinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Quinn.
Ferguson moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Quinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Quinn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn slips a straight right by Ferguson.
Billy Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Quinn on the side of the head.
Ferguson moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferguson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quinn scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson lands a leg kick that knocks Quinn off balance momentarily.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Quinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quinn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ferguson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferguson throws an off balance right hand
and Quinn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Quinn misses its target.
Quinn slips a jab from Ferguson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quinn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Ferguson 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Quinn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ferguson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quinn is controlling him.
Quinn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quinn cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn stops Ferguson from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferguson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferguson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quinn is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ferguson pushes Quinn off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson throws a jab when Quinn was well out of range.
Quinn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quinn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferguson throws a hook but Quinn avoids it easily.
Ferguson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferguson thinks about the counter body kick.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Quinn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson loads up on a big right hand but Quinn slips the punch.
Ferguson ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Ferguson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferguson looks to land a combination but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Ferguson misses.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Quinn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinn moves away.
Ferguson dips to his left and cracks Quinn with an uppercut!
Ferguson misses the jab.
Ferguson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferguson throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
Ferguson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quinn scores with a jab to the head.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quinn connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Quinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn sizes up Ferguson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Quinn cracks Ferguson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Quinn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ferguson is trying to defend but Quinn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quinn uses his free foot to push down on Ferguson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ferguson.
You get the feeling that Ferguson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Quinn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Quinn landing shots from mount.
Quinn scoring with strikes but Ferguson is staying in there.
Ferguson is squirming around, avoiding Quinn's attempts to control the action.
Ferguson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Quinn.
You get the feeling that Ferguson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn wants to control the pace but Ferguson is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Quinn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ferguson bucks Quinn off and manages to get back to his feet!
Quinn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Quinn throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Quinn misses.
Quinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferguson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferguson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferguson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferguson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Quinn 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Quinn!
Billy Quinn very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Almeida (ranked 5250 p4p, 1289 weight class) and Walter Jackson (ranked 552 p4p, 175 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Almeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Jackson !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Almeida moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Almeida has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Almeida and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Almeida tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
Almeida checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Almeida counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson .
Jackson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Almeida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Almeida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Almeida throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Antonio Almeida has been cut.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Jackson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Almeida fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Almeida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in and gets a takedown into Jackson 's guard.
Jackson has his feet on Almeida's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jackson .
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Almeida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson .
Almeida moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almeida seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Almeida should have avoided that one.
Almeida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Almeida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Almeida blocks the body kick.
Almeida sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Almeida checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walter Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almeida closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Almeida saw that one coming.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Almeida slips the punch.
Almeida appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Almeida. Almeida gets slowly back to his feet.
Almeida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Jackson .
Almeida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson .
Jackson is looking to slow Almeida down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Almeida counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson .
Almeida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Almeida throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid body kick from Jackson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Almeida throws a big counter combination but Jackson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson scores with a body shot.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Almeida attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
A low kick lands for Jackson .
Jackson jabs Almeida to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Almeida counters with a one-two to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jackson enables Almeida to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jackson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almeida pushing down on Jackson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Almeida is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Almeida tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Almeida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Almeida is trying to work for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Almeida is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Almeida is controlling him
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.
Almeida is looking for submissions but instead, Jackson has regained full guard.
Almeida slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Almeida swings around for an armbar but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Almeida's guard.
Almeida is striking off his back. Jackson thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Almeida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Almeida sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Almeida's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almeida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonio Almeida's cut is getting worse.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Almeida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Almeida misses with a takedown
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Almeida or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Almeida's ribcage. Almeida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jackson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Jackson .
Jackson scores with the left hand. Almeida knows he should have avoided that one.
Donk. Jackson catches Almeida right on the button with a cross.
 Almeida is rocked!
Antonio Almeida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jackson throws a powerful right kick. Almeida tried to block low but the kick was high! Almeida was taken right off of his feet! Jackson jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Walter Jackson !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurizuri Nakamura (ranked 1721 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Amir Ziyaeddin (ranked 219 p4p, 234 weight class). Ziyaeddin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Machine Head by Bush kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gurizuri Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amir Ziyaeddin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziyaeddin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ziyaeddin looks to throw the jab but Nakamura is out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Nakamura has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ziyaeddin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nakamura takes a swing at Ziyaeddin's ribcage but misses.
Ziyaeddin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziyaeddin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura attempts a counter takedown but Ziyaeddin avoids it well and moves away.
Ziyaeddin misses the shot to the body.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ziyaeddin moves away.
A lazy left from Nakamura finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziyaeddin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nakamura is trying to defend but Ziyaeddin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ziyaeddin works his way into side control.
Nakamura is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin slows the pace down.
Ziyaeddin misses with the ground and pound.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura looking for a sweep but Ziyaeddin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nakamura is looking to improve his position but Ziyaeddin isn't that keen on the idea.
Ziyaeddin with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakamura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakamura 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.
Ziyaeddin stands up over Nakamura, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ziyaeddin is one step ahead there.
Nakamura throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ziyaeddin wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ziyaeddin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nakamura wants to sweep here but Ziyaeddin controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ziyaeddin has passed into side control.
Nakamura is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ziyaeddin off and has taken his back!
Ziyaeddin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nakamura's guard. Nice work there by Ziyaeddin.
Nakamura striking off his back but it's not causing Ziyaeddin any problems.
Ziyaeddin chips away with some ground and pound.
Nakamura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ziyaeddin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ziyaeddin stopping the sweep attempt from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ziyaeddin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Finish the Fight. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nakamura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ziyaeddin trying to control the position.
Ziyaeddin looking for a guillotine here but Nakamura defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nakamura passes Ziyaeddin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ziyaeddin tries to roll over but Nakamura keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Ziyaeddin 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.
Nakamura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ziyaeddin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakamura was well out of range. Poor timing from Ziyaeddin.
Nakamura gets the takedown into side control.
Nakamura tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nakamura is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ziyaeddin tries to improve position but can't.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
Ziyaeddin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ziyaeddin regains half guard.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control but can't.
Nakamura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ziyaeddin defending well though.
Nakamura wants to control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him busy.
Nakamura working Ziyaeddin over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ziyaeddin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ziyaeddin is looking for a sweep. Nakamura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Ziyaeddin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin is trying to maintain the position but Nakamura is very close to passing his half guard.
Ziyaeddin actively working from the bottom here.
Nakamura lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ziyaeddin's head.
Nakamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakamura controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the position but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Ziyaeddin has wrist control.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Ziyaeddin keeps moving.
Ziyaeddin wants to sweep here but Nakamura controlling him for the moment.
Nakamura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nakamura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nakamura thows a huge punch but Ziyaeddin dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is controlling the pace.
Nakamura prevents Ziyaeddin from improving his position.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Ziyaeddin is working away.
Nakamura is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ziyaeddin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ziyaeddin manages to get to full guard.
Nakamura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziyaeddin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura 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.
Gurizuri Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura is working hard here to advance position.
Ziyaeddin chips away with some ground and pound.
Ziyaeddin won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Nakamura has momentary wrist control but Ziyaeddin slips an elbow through the middle.
Ziyaeddin cracks Nakamura with a solid left hand.
Ziyaeddin trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziyaeddin preventing the sweep.
Ziyaeddin landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurizuri Nakamura dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ziyaeddin 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.
Nakamura wants to hit a sweep here but Ziyaeddin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nakamura there!
Nakamura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ziyaeddin content just to control the position here.
Nakamura is desperately trying to improve his position but Ziyaeddin has a good base and remains in mount.
Ziyaeddin lands a big shot there that rocks Nakamura but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nakamura regains half guard.
Ziyaeddin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Ziyaeddin has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin is keen to just control but Nakamura is a slippery customer.
Nakamura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ziyaeddin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ziyaeddin is trying to control the action in half guard but Nakamura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakamura is looking to get back to full guard here but Ziyaeddin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ziyaeddin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nakamura!
Ziyaeddin is landing with some decent strikes but Nakamura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ziyaeddin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nakamura tries to reverse the position but Ziyaeddin maintains control.
Nakamura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakamura sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nakamura tries to get to full guard but Ziyaeddin has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziyaeddin.
Nakamura tries to roll over but Ziyaeddin keeps him under control.
Ziyaeddin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ziyaeddin.
Ziyaeddin prevents Nakamura from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyaeddin wants to take a breather but Nakamura is having none of it.
Ziyaeddin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura 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.
Ziyaeddin trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Ziyaeddin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ziyaeddin won't allow Nakamura to sweep him here.
Ziyaeddin throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four 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.
Ziyaeddin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nakamura has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ziyaeddin has passed into side control.
Nakamura is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziyaeddin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nakamura is looking to reverse the position.
Ziyaeddin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nakamura knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Ziyaeddin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ziyaeddin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Ziyaeddin!
Amir Ziyaeddin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 1102 p4p, 1229 weight class) and Nick Tropper (ranked 145 p4p, 164 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Tropper!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tropper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orion.
A punch combination from Tropper misses.
Orion is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tropper.
Tropper looks to land a combination but Orion avoids it well.
Tropper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orion. That one must have hurt.
Tropper lands the left hand.
Tropper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orion counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Orion.
Tropper slips a jab from Orion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orion. That's going to slow Tropper down.
Orion throws a body punch but Tropper moves out of range.
Tropper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropper looking to slow down the pace here.
Tropper has a couple of punches blocked by Orion.
Tropper stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Tropper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Tropper.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orion as Tropper tries to tie him up.
Orion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tropper's elbow.
Tropper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tropper wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Orion.
Orion tries to work over Tropper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tropper misses with the head strike.
Tropper lands with a right to the head.
Orion lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tropper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Orion - that landed with a thud.
Tropper looks winded!
Tropper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orion.
A short uppercut from Orion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tropper misses with the head strike.
Tropper can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Tropper throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Tropper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orion.
Tropper tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Tropper back against the cage.
Orion definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Orion.
Orion digs a right hand into Tropper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tropper's gas tank.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orion lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tropper backwards.
A short right from Orion.
A body shot lands from Orion.
Orion scores with a shot to the side of Tropper's head.
A short uppercut from Orion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tropper backwards.
Orion makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tropper backwards.
Orion lands a right hand.
 Tropper is rocked!
Orion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tropper is still on wobbly legs! Can Orion finish him?
Orion lands a body punch.
Tropper seems to have recovered his senses.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion digs a right hand underneath Tropper's ribcage. Tropper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Orion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orion unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tropper! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Orion is unloading with more strikes now! Tropper drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Orion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Petrov (ranked 1838 p4p, 2048 weight class) and Valtteri Badass (ranked 202 p4p, 228 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grigoriy Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valtteri Badass!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badass.
That kick from Badass tenderised Petrov's leg. Petrov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Petrov lands a jab to Badass's midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badass throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov feints a jab promting Badass to slip. Petrov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Badass slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badass lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Badass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badass turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Badass lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Badass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Badass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
Badass throws a sloppy head kick and Petrov moves out of range easily.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Badass should have avoided that one.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Petrov.
Petrov looks to land a combination. Badass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
Badass throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badass avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Badass saw that one coming.
Badass moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badass.
Petrov jabs Badass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Badass swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Badass thows a body kick. Petrov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Badass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrov slips a jab and a cross from Badass.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Badass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Badass.
Badass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badass manages to avoid it.
Petrov throws a body punch but Badass moves out of range.
Petrov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass throws a series of punches but Petrov avoids them all with ease.
Badass looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Badass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Badass scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass with a nice calf kick.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Badass counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Badass's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Badass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Badass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badass tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrov is wise to it.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Badass.
Danga de danga de dang - Badass scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Badass off the cage and back into range.
Badass rushes Petrov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov tries to work over Badass's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrov trying to stall but Badass improves his position.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Petrov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badass working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Petrov lands a left hand.
Petrov keeps control of Badass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Petrov.
Petrov lands a right hand.
Badass gets through Petrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Badass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrov scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Badass.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Badass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Badass slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Badass! But no joy.
Badass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Badass checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badass moves away.
Petrov swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Petrov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Badass throws a push kick but Petrov slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov 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.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Badass finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass lands a leg kick that knocks Petrov off balance momentarily.
Badass tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Badass had a free shot at his head there.
Petrov lands the left hand.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Petrov digs a good hook to Badass's body.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grigoriy Petrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass with a nice calf kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Badass swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Badass is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Petrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Badass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Badass.
A nice combination there by Petrov.
Badass slips under a jab from Petrov.
Badass misses with a low kick.
Badass fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Petrov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrov checks a leg kick nicely.
Badass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Badass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petrov's sensitive parts.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body
and Badass counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Badass throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Badass does it's job there.
Badass moves into range and clinches up with Petrov.
Good body shot from Petrov.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Badass swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov throws a head punch that misses.
Badass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Badass.
Petrov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Badass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass throws a head punch that misses.
Petrov working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petrov.
Badass working aggressively here.
Badass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petrovs head.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
Badass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badass has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Badass misses with the head strike.
A short right from Petrov.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petrov misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass working aggressively here.
Petrov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Badass blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrov.
Petrov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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 Grigoriy Petrov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Badass takes one to the chin there.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badass moves into the clinch successfully.
Petrov scores with a shot to the side of Badass's head.
Petrov pushes Badass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badass misses with a punch to the body.
Badass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Nice body punch from Petrov - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badass.
Petrov misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badass tries to break the clinch but Petrov is controlling the position.
Petrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badass moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrov throws a head kick but Badass moves out of range.
Badass thinks about the counter body kick.
Badass misses with a leg kick.
Badass throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov looks to land a body kick but Badass moved away.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Badass was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov thows a leg kick but Badass checks it
and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badass throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Badass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badass lands a head shot.
Badass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Badass jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrov takes a swing at Badass's ribcage but misses.
Valtteri Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Badass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrov misses with a hook to the body
and Badass counters with a good low kick that Petrov was not able to check.
Badass blocks a jab.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badass lands with a shot to the body.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Badass connects with a leg kick.
Petrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Badass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with a good body shot.
Petrov connects with a nice looking jab.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Badass scores with a head kick. Petrov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Badass's head backwards.
Badass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov is looking to wear down Badass with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Badass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Badass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Badass connects with a leg kick.
Badass has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov slips a jab from Badass.
Badass slips under a jab.
Badass connects with an inside leg kick.
Badass tries to land a leg kick but Petrov saw it coming and moves away.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badass throws a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Badass scores with a jab to the body.
Badass moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Badass keeps Petrov at a distance using the push kick.
Badass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Badass appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by Badass - just one landing.
Badass avoids the head kick by Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Badass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Badass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Valtteri Badass.
I think Petrov 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Grigoriy Petrov!
Grigoriy Petrov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 574 p4p, 1346 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 69 p4p, 157 weight class). Horiguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Imperial Army Death March. Kneeland has chosen Kung Fu FIghting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi with the inside leg kick.
Horiguchi lands a leg kick that knocks Kneeland off balance momentarily.
Horiguchi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi throws a sloppy body shot
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horiguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Kneeland counters with an inside leg kick.
Kneeland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Horiguchi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Horiguchi with a nice calf kick.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Kneeland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body punch from Kneeland.
Kneeland takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kneeland under the eye.
Kneeland throws a body shot but no joy.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Kneeland takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.
Kneeland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horiguchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horiguchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kneeland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland.
Kneeland 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.
Horiguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick which misses Kneeland's front leg but catches the back leg as Kneeland tries to avoid it.
Kneeland throws a big shot that misses.
Kneeland checks a leg kick.
Kneeland throws out a loose jab but Horiguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horiguchi throws a shot to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Kneeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Kneeland.
Horiguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Kneeland off the cage and back into range.
Horiguchi moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Horiguchi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horiguchi dodges the punch combination from Kneeland.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Kneeland checks it.
Kneeland misses with a body shot.
Kneeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneeland lands a right hook to the body.
Horiguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kneeland avoids the body shot from Horiguchi.
Kneeland lands with a nice combination. Horiguchi backs away looking to recover.
Kneeland swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Kneeland throws a jab but it's blocked by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland.
Horiguchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Horiguchi.
Kneeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Kneeland does it's job there.
Kneeland connects with a solid leg kick.
Horiguchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kneeland manages to avoid it.
Kneeland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Kneeland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kneeland clinches up against the cage.
Kneeland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horiguchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kneeland's efforts to push away.
Horiguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Kneeland.
Horiguchi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeland lands a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kneeland.
Horiguchi manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kneeland checks a leg kick.
Horiguchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horiguchi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kneeland. That did some damage!
Kneeland throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kneeland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horiguchi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick as Kneeland jumps back.
Kneeland unleashes a big counter combination but Horiguchi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horiguchi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kneeland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kneeland walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horiguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Kneeland.
Horiguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kneeland to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skillz Kneeland will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kneeland ducks right into an uppercut from Horiguchi.
Kneeland's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horiguchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kneeland.
Kneeland clinches up with Horiguchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Horiguchi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horiguchi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kneeland.
Horiguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Kneeland.
Horiguchi blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Horiguchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kneeland throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horiguchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeland misses with an elbow strike.
Horiguchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kneeland's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Kneeland.
Akaro Horiguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Horiguchi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horiguchi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horiguchi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi avoids the body shot from Kneeland.
Skillz Kneeland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horiguchi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kneeland keeps the fight on the outside.
Kneeland tries a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi is wise to it.
Kneeland misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi lands with a straight right. Kneeland didn't see that one coming.
Kneeland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Horiguchi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kneeland looks to score with a jab to the body but Horiguchi is just out of range.
Kneeland walks into a left hand.
Horiguchi staying out of range there.
Horiguchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kneeland takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kneeland misses with an uppercut.
Kneeland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Horiguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Horiguchi misses
letting Kneeland counter with a right hand.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Kneeland.
Kneeland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kneeland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Horiguchi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horiguchi throws a hook but Kneeland blocks it.
Horiguchi takes a swing at Kneeland's ribcage but misses.
Kneeland misses with a hook. Horiguchi ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kneeland thuds a left hand into Horiguchi's body.
Kneeland throws the left hand but Horiguchi avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kneeland misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kneeland tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Horiguchi.
Kneeland pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Horiguchi back to the cage. Kneeland follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Horiguchi throws a body punch but Kneeland moves out of range.
Horiguchi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the body from Horiguchi misses
and Kneeland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horiguchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kneeland takes one to the chin there.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kneeland counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kneeland throws a series of punches but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Horiguchi is looking to wear down Kneeland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kneeland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horiguchi connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi scores with a body shot.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Kneeland moved away.
Horiguchi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kneeland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
Kneeland lands a really nice looking cross but Horiguchi seems unphased.
Horiguchi takes a swing at Kneeland's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Kneeland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kneeland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kneeland.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horiguchi blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kneeland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horiguchi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kneeland lands a nice shot that snaps Horiguchi's head back.
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 Akaro Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kneeland! But no joy.
Kneeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horiguchi.
Kneeland misses with an uppercut. Horiguchi saw that one coming.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horiguchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horiguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Kneeland counters with a nice uppercut.
Horiguchi is rocked!
Horiguchi connects with a solid leg kick.
Horiguchi sizes up Kneeland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horiguchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneeland.
Horiguchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kneeland.
Kneeland pivots, looking for a leg kick but Horiguchi is out of range and Kneeland settles back down.
Kneeland misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Horiguchi as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Kneeland moves out of range.
A slow jab from Horiguchi misses its intended target.
Kneeland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Horiguchi's hands.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneeland throws out the jab.
Kneeland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horiguchi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kneeland misses with a looping left.
Horiguchi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Horiguchi misses with a straight right.
Horiguchi misses with a straight left.
A big left from Horiguchi misses.
Horiguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kneeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Horiguchi.
Kneeland avoids the body shot from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Kneeland misses its intended target.
Horiguchi half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland.
Horiguchi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kneeland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horiguchi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kneeland.
Kneeland turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kneeland blocks a leg kick.
Kneeland has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Horiguchi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horiguchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Kneeland. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Horiguchi. That snapped Kneeland's head back.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneeland is just out of range.
Kneeland blocks a jab.
Kneeland walks into a straight right hand from Horiguchi.
Kneeland checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horiguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kneeland.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kneeland moves away.
Kneeland throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Kneeland throws a looping overhand right but Horiguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Horiguchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kneeland is just out of range.
Kneeland throws a counter combo.
Horiguchi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneeland throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horiguchi.
Kneeland looks to land a left hand but Horiguchi moved out of range nicely.
Horiguchi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kneeland's head.
Horiguchi looks to land a left hand but Kneeland moved out of range nicely.
Kneeland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Horiguchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kneeland thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kneeland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Kneeland misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kneeland has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horiguchi lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horiguchi throws a head kick but Kneeland moves out of range.
Kneeland throws out a counter right but Horiguchi avoids it with no problem.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Kneeland sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kneeland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horiguchi throws out the jab.
Kneeland now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kneeland. That's going to slow Horiguchi down.
Horiguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horiguchi tests Kneeland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horiguchi lands a head kick. Kneeland smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, jab by Horiguchi - just one landing.
Kneeland is rocked!
Kneeland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kneeland moves away from the strike by Horiguchi.
Despite the aggression on Kneeland's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Horiguchi misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akaro Horiguchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horiguchi 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akaro Horiguchi!
Akaro Horiguchi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 732 p4p, 832 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 105 p4p, 120 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stalinovich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Stalinovich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stalinovich connects with a crisp jab.
Stalinovich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Stalinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Stalinovich lands a jab to the nose.
Stalinovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thomas moves out of range of the leg kick from Stalinovich.
Thomas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thomas misses with a double jab.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stalinovich back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Stalinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas throws an off balance right hand
and Stalinovich makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stalinovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Stalinovich's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stalinovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stalinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stalinovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stalinovich!
Stalinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
That kick from Stalinovich tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stalinovich scores with a jab to the head.
Stalinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Stalinovich throws a leg kick but Thomas moved away.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thomas throws a head kick that Stalinovich semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalinovich is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Stalinovich slips under a jab.
Stalinovich throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Stalinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stalinovich's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stalinovich duly obliges.
Stalinovich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stalinovich throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Stalinovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head but Stalinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stalinovich throws out the jab.
Stalinovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Stalinovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stalinovich lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stalinovich misses the shot to the body.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stalinovich motions for Thomas to come forward. Stalinovich throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas thinks about the counter body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich misses with a double jab.
Stalinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stalinovich slips under a jab from Thomas.
Stalinovich feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stalinovich throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stalinovich darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stalinovich.
A slow jab from Stalinovich misses its intended target.
Stalinovich throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Stalinovich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stalinovich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thomas's hands.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stalinovich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stalinovich throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalinovich takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stalinovich works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Stalinovich's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thomas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stalinovich scrambles back to his feet.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Stalinovich's head but Stalinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas sends Stalinovich crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thomas is motioning to the referee to let Stalinovich up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stalinovich is rocked!
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Stalinovich is out of range.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Stalinovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stalinovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Stalinovich seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalinovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stalinovich connects with a looping right hand.
Stalinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stalinovich lands with a straight right. Thomas didn't see that one coming.
Stalinovich defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalinovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Stalinovich moved out of range nicely.
Stalinovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Stalinovich dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stalinovich attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Stalinovich. That snapped Thomas's head back.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Stalinovich moved out of range nicely.
Stalinovich tried to counter with a leg kick but Thomas avoided it.
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Stalinovich tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Stalinovich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Joseph Stalinovich has been cut.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalinovich.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stalinovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thomas.
Stalinovich avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Thomas slips a straight right by Stalinovich.
Stalinovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stalinovich slips a straight right by Thomas.
Stalinovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Thomas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stalinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stalinovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Stalinovich tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stalinovich throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalinovich misses with a straight left.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thomas drops Stalinovich with a beautiful combination! Stalinovich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thomas is looking for the KO!
Stalinovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stalinovich misses with a double jab.
Stalinovich connects with a jab.
Thomas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stalinovich.
Stalinovich thuds his right hand into Thomas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stalinovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a crisp right that sends Stalinovich to the canvas! Thomas follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
A relieved looking Patrick Thomas 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Erwin (ranked 533 p4p, 797 weight class) and Giuseppe Turturro (ranked 81 p4p, 115 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Giuseppe Turturro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro misses with a hook.
Erwin slips under a jab from Turturro.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Turturro throws out a counter right but Erwin avoids it with no problem.
Turturro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Erwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Erwin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turturro moves out of range as Erwin strikes.
Turturro tries to clinch but Erwin moves out of range.
Turturro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Erwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turturro wants to clinch up but Erwin keeps it at a distance.
Erwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro tries to clinch but Erwin moves out of range.
Turturro walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Turturro lands with a shot to the body.
Turturro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turturro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Turturro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin misses with the combination.
Erwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turturro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turturro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Erwin swings for the body but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Erwin.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Turturro.
Derek Erwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Erwin there.
Good leg kick by Erwin.
Erwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
Turturro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Erwin.
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!
Turturro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Turturro. Those never looked like landing.
Erwin misses with a hook. Turturro ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turturro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Erwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turturro throws the left hand but Erwin avoids the punch easily.
Erwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turturro throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Erwin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turturro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Erwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Erwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Turturro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro looks to land a right hand but Erwin moved out of range.
Turturro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turturro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Erwin to keep the fight standing.
Turturro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turturro misses with a body punch.
Turturro digs a right hand underneath Erwin's ribcage. Erwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turturro.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Erwin tries to land a front kick but Turturro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Turturro catches Erwin right on the button with a cross.
Turturro throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin misses with a hook. Turturro ducked under it nicely.
Turturro lands a jab to the head.
Erwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Erwin takes one on the button.
Erwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turturro.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turturro.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Turturro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Turturro does no damage.
Erwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Erwin walks into a straight right hand from Turturro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a hook.
Turturro doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Erwin throws a leg kick which misses Turturro's front leg but catches the back leg as Turturro tries to avoid it.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Erwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turturro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Erwin misses with a straight right.
Erwin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turturro defending well as Erwin loads up on a big left hand.
Erwin dips to his left and cracks Turturro with an uppercut!
Erwin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Turturro misses its intended target.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Turturro is looking to clinch but Erwin is avoiding it.
Erwin throws a low kick but Turturro avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turturro to score with a decent uppercut.
Turturro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erwin moves away.
Erwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turturro.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turturro moves away.
Turturro needs to keep his hands up - Erwin had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Erwin dominated that round.
That's time! Erwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Turturro jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turturro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Turturro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erwin.
Erwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Erwin misses the shot to the body.
Erwin misses the jab.
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Turturro throws a jab but it's blocked by Erwin.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turturro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erwin.
Erwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turturro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Turturro checks a leg kick nicely.
Erwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turturro staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turturro avoids a kick to the body.
Erwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Erwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Erwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro digs a good hook to Erwin's body.
Erwin throws a hook but Turturro avoids it easily.
Turturro throws the left hand but Erwin avoids the punch easily.
Erwin thuds his right hand into Turturro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turturro manages to avoid it.
Turturro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Erwin slips under a jab from Turturro.
Erwin throws a low kick but Turturro avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Erwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turturro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erwin.
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Turturro throws the left hand but Erwin avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Derek Erwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Erwin throws a body punch but Turturro moves out of range.
Turturro wants to counter the offense by Erwin and move into the clinch position.
Nice jab there from Erwin.
Turturro loads up on a big right hand but Erwin slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Turturro throws a jab when Erwin was well out of range.
Erwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Erwin ducks under a wild hook from Turturro.
Erwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turturro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin works the jab nicely.
Turturro jabs at Erwin's body.
Erwin tries to bum rush Turturro with a series of wild strikes but Turturro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Erwin.
Erwin staying out of range there.
Turturro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Erwin connects with a leg kick.
Turturro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erwin manages to avoid it.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turturro.
Turturro throws a hook but Erwin avoids it easily.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Turturro throws a jab when Erwin was well out of range.
Turturro lands with a good body shot.
Turturro lands a nice looking body shot.
Erwin moves away from the strike by Turturro.
Erwin lands a leg kick that knocks Turturro off balance momentarily.
Erwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin cracks a nice hook into Turturro's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turturro tries to counter with a clinch but Erwin shakes him off and moves away.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Erwin is just out of range.
Erwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turturro swings for the body but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turturro sizes up Erwin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Erwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Erwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turturro.
Erwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Erwin throws the left hand but Turturro avoids the punch easily.
Turturro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Turturro misses.
Turturro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erwin sets himself, and Turturro steps forward looking for the clinch! Erwin avoids it this time.
Erwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turturro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Erwin.
Turturro misses the shot to the body.
Turturro moves in looking to clinch but Erwin pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin defending well as Turturro loads up on a big left hand.
Erwin misses with a hook. Turturro ducked under it nicely.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erwin misses with a leg kick.
Turturro throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Turturro.
Turturro throws a hook but Erwin avoids it easily.
Turturro misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Erwin coming out on top.
Turturro scores with a hook to the body. Erwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erwin connects with a body shot.
Erwin looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Turturro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Erwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turturro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erwin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turturro takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
As Turturro backs away, Erwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
Turturro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erwin throws a leg kick
and Turturro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Erwin pulls guard successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giuseppe Turturro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Erwin throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Turturro misses the jab.
Turturro misses with a wild body shot.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
Erwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Turturro.
Turturro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turturro.
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Turturro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erwin throws a series of punches but Turturro moves out of range.
A big right from Turturro misses.
Erwin needs to keep his hands up - Turturro had a free shot at his head there.
Erwin cracks Turturro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Erwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Turturro counters with a stiff right hand.
Turturro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erwin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turturro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
Erwin lands with a nice body punch.
Turturro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a wild combination.
Erwin moves out of range as Turturro strikes.
Erwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turturro manages to avoid it.
Turturro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Erwin misses the target.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Turturro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turturro slips a straight right by Erwin.
Turturro throws a jab when Erwin was well out of range.
Erwin blocks a jab.
Turturro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turturro throws an overhand right that lands on Erwin's shoulder, as Erwin tries to avoid the shot.
Turturro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Erwin misses with a hook. Turturro ducked under it nicely.
A solid body kick from Erwin.
Erwin misses the jab.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Turturro cracks Erwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turturro moves into the clinch.
Turturro lands a left hand.
Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erwin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Turturro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turturro looks to throw the jab but Erwin is out of range.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turturro was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Turturro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erwin catches Turturro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Turturro finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erwin. Turturro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turturro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erwin throws a front kick that sends Turturro stumbling back into the cage.
Turturro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Erwin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turturro momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erwin looks to throw the jab but Turturro is out of range.
Erwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turturro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Erwin - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
Turturro cracks Erwin with an open hand slap.
Erwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turturro at a distance.
Jab by Erwin.
Turturro misses with an uppercut.
Turturro is looking to clinch.
Turturro jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
Turturro scores to the head and body with a nice 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!
Turturro's corner calls for a 1-2. Turturro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turturro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turturro throws out a loose jab but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erwin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin sizes up Turturro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turturro ducks under a wild hook from Erwin.
Turturro cracks Erwin with a good jab.
Turturro takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Turturro moves out of range as Erwin throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Erwin.
Erwin throws a jab when Turturro was well out of range.
Erwin lands with a kick to the temple. Turturro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Erwin misses with a body shot.
Turturro thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Erwin misses the target.
Erwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turturro is just out of range.
Turturro lands a jab to the head.
Turturro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Erwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turturro slips a jab from Erwin.
Turturro tries to counter with a clinch but Erwin shakes him off and moves away.
Turturro looks to score with a jab to the body but Erwin is just out of range.
Erwin is looking to counter with a body kick.
Turturro misses with a body shot.
Erwin lands a jab to Turturro's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Erwin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Erwin 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Erwin!
A victorious Derek Erwin 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Simard (ranked 273 p4p, 262 weight class) and Henry Akinwande (ranked 41 p4p, 40 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cedric Simard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Akinwande!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simard throws a wild body kick that Akinwande sees coming a mile off.
Akinwande lands with a cross.
Simard works Akinwande's body with a nice hook.
Akinwande swings away with a body shot that misses
and Akinwande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akinwande throws a jab when Simard was well out of range.
It looked like Simard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akinwande throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Simard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akinwande misses with a hook. Simard ducked under it nicely.
Akinwande throws a hook but Simard blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Simard misses the target.
Akinwande throws a big counter head kick but Simard avoids it with no problem.
Akinwande throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Simard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinwande throws out the jab.
Akinwande misses with a leg kick
and Simard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akinwande.
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simard throws a leg kick which misses Akinwande's front leg but catches the back leg as Akinwande tries to avoid it.
Akinwande throws the left hand but Simard avoids the punch easily.
Simard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akinwande. That one must have hurt.
Simard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot by Simard.
Akinwande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a jab to the body.
Akinwande misses with a hook.
Simard cracks Akinwande with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande works Simard's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akinwande misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simard drops his hands momentarily and Akinwande takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Simard checks the leg kick.
Akinwande lands a nice looking body kick.
Akinwande looks to throw a body kick
and Simard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simard throws a lazy uppercut
and Akinwande counters with a left to the body.
Akinwande scoring well with a low kick there.
Akinwande scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akinwande counters with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Akinwande.
Simard misses with a wild body shot.
Akinwande now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Decent striking displayed by Akinwande there.
Akinwande pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Simard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akinwande throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Henry Akinwande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simard staying out of range there.
Simard is looking to counter punch.
Akinwande avoids the body shot from Simard.
Akinwande thows a body kick. Simard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simard staying out of range there.
As Akinwande looks to move away, Simard throws a big counter combo but Akinwande just gets out of the way.
Akinwande misses with a hook
and Simard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akinwande tries to land a leg kick but Simard saw it coming and moves away.
Akinwande swings for the body but Simard moves out of range.
Simard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akinwande throws a wild body kick that Simard sees coming a mile off.
Simard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Akinwande dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Simard. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Akinwande lands an impressive looking overhand right. Simard doesn't seem phased though.
Akinwande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simard.
Akinwande lands a head shot.
Simard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simard ducks under a wild hook from Akinwande.
Simard misses with an uppercut
and Akinwande counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Akinwande connects with a solid leg kick.
Simard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akinwande lands a slapping body shot.
Simard instigates a clinch.
Akinwande breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akinwande checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande misses with a hook
letting Simard counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Simard.
Akinwande was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Simard slips a jab from Akinwande.
Akinwande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Simard throws a big counter combination but Akinwande scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Akinwande ducks under a wild hook from Simard.
Simard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akinwande.
Akinwande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akinwande does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Simard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Henry Akinwande seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akinwande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akinwande changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Simard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akinwande can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick from Akinwande, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akinwande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simard moves away.
Simard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simard throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Simard.
Akinwande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simard.
Akinwande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Akinwande with the inside leg kick.
Akinwande moves out of range of the body kick.
Cedric Simard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akinwande.
Akinwande has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akinwande slips under a jab.
Akinwande throws out a counter right but Simard avoids it with no problem.
Akinwande throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Simard.
Akinwande thuds his shin into the meat of Simard's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande scores with a hook to the body. Simard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Simard moves out of range as Akinwande strikes.
Akinwande throws a sloppy body shot
and Simard counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Simard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Akinwande counters with a straight right hand.
Akinwande jabs Simard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Akinwande.
Akinwande misses with a kick to the body.
Akinwande scores with a head kick.
Simard ducks under a wild hook from Akinwande.
Simard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akinwande.
Nice uppercut lands for Akinwande. That snapped Simard's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinwande works the jab nicely.
Simard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Simard avoids the body shot from Akinwande.
Akinwande just misses with a punch to the body.
Simard is looking for a counter combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Simard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 It looks like Henry Akinwande has been cut.
Simard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinwande.
Akinwande misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Simard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akinwande lands a glancing blow to the side of Simard's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Akinwande showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Henry Akinwande's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akinwande. Simard shrugs it off though.
Simard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akinwande throws out the jab.
Simard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Simard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Simard misses with a hook to the body
and Akinwande counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akinwande with a nice calf kick.
Simard slips a straight right by Akinwande.
Simard appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akinwande avoids the head kick by Simard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akinwande thumps Simard with a low kick.
Akinwande throws a lazy right hand but Simard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akinwande with a nice calf kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Simard misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simard lands with a nice body punch.
Akinwande lands with a kick to the ribs.
Akinwande goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Akinwande lands a nice looking body kick.
Akinwande is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akinwande throws a jab but it's blocked by Simard.
Simard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Akinwande.
Akinwande looks to land a body kick but Simard moved away.
Simard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Akinwande lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Akinwande. That snapped Simard's head back.
Henry Akinwande 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.
Simard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akinwande.
Simard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Akinwande moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akinwande misses with a body kick.
Simard tries to counter by clinching up but Akinwande breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinwande misses with a straight right.
Akinwande lands a nice hook to Simard's body. Simard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akinwande.
Akinwande looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akinwande throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simard on the side of the head.
Akinwande moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akinwande misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinwande lands a nice shot that snaps Simard's head back.
Akinwande lands a leg kick that knocks Simard off balance momentarily.
A head kick from Simard lands but Akinwande takes it in his stride.
Akinwande is looking to land body kicks.
Akinwande is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simard.
Simard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Simard walks into a left hand.
Akinwande connects with a jab.
Akinwande misses with a body shot
and Simard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Akinwande's knee momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Akinwande there.
Jab, jab by Akinwande - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simard moves forwards but Akinwande connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinwande throws a body shot but no joy.
Simard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Simard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akinwande. Akinwande obviously looking to wear him down.
Akinwande misses with a low kick as Simard jumps back.
Simard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Simard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akinwande. Akinwande obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Akinwande.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akinwande.
Some bone on bone action there as Simard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akinwande bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Akinwande comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Akinwande winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Akinwande!
Henry Akinwande thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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