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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murska Puro (ranked 2073 p4p, 2240 weight class) and Sammy King (ranked 222 p4p, 239 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murska Puro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves to clinch but Puro breaks away
and Puro counters with a straight right hand.
Sammy King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puro throws a head kick that half lands.
King clinches up with Puro and pushes him back against the cage.
Puro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Puro.
King is trying to break free.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with an uppercut. Puro saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from King.
Puro looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Puro to counter with a crisp jab.
King misses with a hook. Puro ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a lazy right hand but Puro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from King misses.
Puro throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Puro tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Puro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King misses with a body kick.
King fails with the takedown
and Puro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Puro counters with a stiff right hand.
Puro feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends King sprawling to the canvas! King rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Puro finish him?!
 King is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puro sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through King's defenses. It connects perfectly with King's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murska Puro!
Murska Puro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Day (ranked 1554 p4p, 1313 weight class) and George Backman (ranked 79 p4p, 70 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mikey Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman looks to land a right hand but Day moved out of range.
Day wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Backman swinging wildly here.
Backman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Backman swats away the attempt to clinch by Day.
Backman is looking for the big counter here.
Backman blocks a jab.
A big right from Backman misses.
Nice uppercut there from Day.
Day closes the distance and clinches.
Backman blocking some punches.
Backman prevents a body shot from Day.
Backman lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
A short right from Day.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Backman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Day's elbow.
Backman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Backman backwards.
Backman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day scores with a nice hook to the head.
Day misses with a short punch on the inside.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Backman controls his hands.
Backman has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Day lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Backman backwards.
Day has Backman pressed against the cage, preventing Backman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Backman is trying to break the clinch but Day has him pressed against the cage.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Day misses with some punches.
Backman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Day seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Backman can turn it around.
Backman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Backman breaks the clinch.
Backman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Backman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day is looking to clinch.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Backman moves out of range easily.
Day avoids the body shot from Backman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backman misses with a wild combination.
Backman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Backman cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Backman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Day's head.
Day lands a nice hook to Backman's body. Backman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Backman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Day has time to react.
Backman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Backman misses with a straight left.
Day scores with a nice body kick.
Backman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Day lands a head kick!
Day jabs at Backman's body.
Backman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Backman. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Backman lands with an uppercut that bounces Day off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Backman.
Backman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Day bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Day remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backman tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Day easily slips into full mount!
Day looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman wants to control but Day is having none of it.
Backman is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 Mikey Day will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Backman misses with a straight right.
Day wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Day fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Backman, pushing him back against the cage.
Backman throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Day blocks a body shot from Backman.
A hook to the body from Day.
Day prevents a body shot from Backman.
Backman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Day misses with a body punch.
Day tries a body shot but Backman blocks it.
Mikey Day has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Day lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Day fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backman tries to stall but Day uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Day.
Day is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Backman can do to turn this around?
Backman blocks an uppercut.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Day is working Backman over against the cage.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Day scores with a nice short uppercut.
Day misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Backman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Backman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Backman.
Backman misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Day.
Backman prevents a body shot from Day.
Day works on Backman's body with a couple of short punches.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Day working aggressively here.
Backman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Backman.
A left hand lands to the body for Day.
Day struggles to land a body shot inside as Backman controls his hands.
Day prevents a body shot from Backman.
Day working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Backman's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Day as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Day.
Nice body punch from Day.
Day scores with a nice hook to the head.
Day stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Day has a couple of punches blocked by Backman.
A right hand to the body from Day.
Day works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Backman lands with a right to the head.
Backman working aggressively here.
Backman blocks an uppercut.
Backman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Day blocking some punches.
Day misses with a punch on the inside.
Day blocks a body shot from Backman.
Day works on Backman's body with a couple of short punches.
Day tries to work over Backman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Day on the inside.
Backman tries a body shot but Day blocks it.
Day pushes Backman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Backman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Day tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Backman's elbow.
Backman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Day lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Day.
Day scores with a shoulder strike.
Backman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Day throws a head punch that misses.
Backman misses with some punches.
Backman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Day misses with the head strike.
Day lands with a left to the head.
Backman is rocked!
A short left from Day.
Backman is still on wobbly legs! Can Day finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Day.
Backman blocks an uppercut.
Day tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Backman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Day up against the cage.
Backman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Day - that landed with a thud.
Day misses with the head strike.
Backman is trying to break the clinch but Day has him pressed against the cage.
Day lands a body punch.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Backman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Backman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Backman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George Backman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Backman missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Day.
Backman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Day has taken the fight to the clinch.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Backman trying to stall but Day improves his position.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Backman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day lands an uppercut.
A short left from Day.
Day creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Backman's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Backman drops to his knees and Day pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Day!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mikey Day made sure he mentioned PWNAGE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Shinnie (ranked 2157 p4p, 2408 weight class) and Jerome Steel (ranked 88 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinnie moves away from the strike by Steel.
Shinnie throwing a counter right hand but Steel manages to avoid it.
Steel lands with a nice body kick.
Shinnie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel misses the shot to the body.
Shinnie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shinnie blocks a jab.
Steel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Shinnie is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steel throws a looping overhand right but Shinnie ducks down to avoid it.
Shinnie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shinnie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Steel.
Nice body kick there by Steel.
Shinnie is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steel. Shinnie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Steel finds it's way through Shinnie's defenses.
 It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel knocks Shinnie to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Steel is putting a hurting on Shinnie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Steel in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
 Shinnie is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Steel working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Shinnie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Shinnie looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Steel turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Steel!
During a confident post fight interview, Jerome Steel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chief Queef (ranked 1937 p4p, 693 weight class) and Jack Spratt (ranked 269 p4p, 89 weight class). Spratt has chosen Havana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Queef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Spratt!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spratt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Queef under the eye.
Queef doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spratt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spratt scores with a shot to the side of Queef's head.
Queef can't break the clinch.
Queef escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Queef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spratt tests Queef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spratt throws an overhand right that drops Queef like a sack of potatoes! Spratt dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Spratt!
Jack Spratt took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alla Pugacheva (ranked 1649 p4p, 1144 weight class) and Thomas Maeda (ranked 189 p4p, 138 weight class). Maeda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Submission 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alla Pugacheva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pugacheva slips a jab and a cross from Maeda.
Maeda gets a double leg takedown into Pugacheva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pugacheva's guard.
Maeda is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maeda wants to pass to mount but Pugacheva is defending the position.
Maeda lands strikes from half guard.
Maeda is keen to just control but Pugacheva is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda wants to pass to mount but Pugacheva is defending the position.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Pugacheva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pugacheva is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda wants to control but Pugacheva is keeping him busy.
Pugacheva is looking for a sweep. Maeda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maeda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but Pugacheva defending well.
Pugacheva taking some punishment here, with Maeda in his half guard.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but Pugacheva defending well.
Maeda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maeda prevents Pugacheva from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pugacheva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Pugacheva has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugacheva keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Pugacheva blocks nicely.
Maeda slips nicely into half guard.
Maeda working over Pugacheva with some ground and pound. Pugacheva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pugacheva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maeda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pugacheva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pugacheva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maeda.
Pugacheva wants to get back to full guard.
Pugacheva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maeda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maeda's back!
Maeda breaks Pugacheva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maeda preventing the sweep.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugacheva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Pugacheva is keeping the position.
Pugacheva trying to keep a closed guard but Maeda is proving a slippery customer.
Maeda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Pugacheva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maeda stands and throws Pugacheva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pugacheva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda trying to control here.
Maeda wants to get back to full guard.
Maeda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pugacheva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maeda wants to control but Pugacheva is keeping busy.
Pugacheva prevents Maeda from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maeda trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Pugacheva manages to pass to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Maeda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maeda throws a hook but Pugacheva avoids it easily.
Pugacheva throws a counter high kick but Maeda was just alert enough to avoid it.
Pugacheva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Maeda scores with a hook.
Pugacheva throws a low kick but Maeda moves out of range easily.
Maeda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maeda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pugacheva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maeda throws a jab but it's blocked by Pugacheva.
Pugacheva throws a front kick aimed at Maeda's knee but Maeda avoids it well.
Pugacheva rushes Maeda and presses him up against the cage.
Maeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maeda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pugacheva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maeda ducks right into an uppercut from Pugacheva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maeda avoids the head kick by Pugacheva.
Maeda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pugacheva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to clinch.
Maeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pugacheva defends it nicely.
Pugacheva keeps the fight on the outside.
Alla Pugacheva is winning the standup battle so far.
Maeda misses with a looping left.
Pugacheva has managed to clinch.
Pugacheva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maeda up against the cage.
Maeda goes for a takedown attempt but Pugacheva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Maeda jabs at Pugacheva's body.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pugacheva with a body shot.
Pugacheva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pugacheva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alla Pugacheva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Maeda.
Pugacheva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pugacheva closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda prevents a body shot from Pugacheva.
Maeda misses with a punch to the body.
Maeda being controlled against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maeda is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Pugacheva.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
Pugacheva effectively controlling the action here.
Maeda is trying to maintain a safe position but Pugacheva gets an underhook and turns Maeda into the cage.
Maeda wants a takedown but no success here.
Pugacheva effectively controlling the action here.
Pugacheva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pugacheva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pugacheva is defending well.
Pugacheva is pressed up against the cage. Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pugacheva down to the mat. Pugacheva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pugacheva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oooooh!!! Pugacheva has knocked Maeda down with a huge combo! Pugacheva steps away and waves a wobbly Maeda back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Maeda is rocked!
Pugacheva closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Maeda! Pugacheva dives in looking to finish! Maeda is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alla Pugacheva!
In defeat, Thomas Maeda stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through Japanese translator to English. "My opponent was better today. I will not underestimate him next time"'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma (ranked 728 p4p, 976 weight class) and Mawi Da Oxlade (ranked 88 p4p, 114 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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255
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265
15 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 40 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monte Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mawi Da Oxlade!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuma drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Oxlade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Oxlade keeping full guard, as Zuma tries to pass.
Zuma sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Da Oxlade managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuma tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Oxlade is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma trying to control but Da Oxlade is working from the bottom.
Zuma is pushing down on Da Oxlade's leg trying to pass to half guard. Da Oxlade is fighting to maintain full guard but Zuma has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma trying to control the pace.
Zuma wants to free his trapped foot but Da Oxlade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zuma content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zuma is trying to control. Da Oxlade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zuma looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zuma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Da Oxlade misses with a looping right.
Zuma has a takedown stuffed.
It seemed like Da Oxlade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zuma fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zuma is looking to take a break and control but Da Oxlade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zuma's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Da Oxlade is looking for a sweep.
Da Oxlade struggling a bit here.
Zuma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Da Oxlade is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuma is looking to take a break and control but Da Oxlade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Da Oxlade, who protects the arm well.
Zuma is looking to take a break and control but Da Oxlade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Da Oxlade gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zuma to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zuma passes Da Oxlade's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Da Oxlade is trying to get back to full guard.
Da Oxlade is positioning himself well to prevent Zuma advancing to mount.
Zuma wants to pass to mount but Da Oxlade is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zuma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Oxlade sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma slows the pace down in half guard.
Da Oxlade tries to get to full guard but Zuma has control of the leg.
Zuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Oxlade can do to turn this around?
Still in half guard, Zuma seems content to control.
Zuma trying to control from half guard but Da Oxlade is working away.
Zuma is looking for submissions but instead, Da Oxlade has regained full guard.
Zuma tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Oxlade is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zuma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zuma advances to half guard.
Da Oxlade is refusing to be controlled, as Zuma sits in half guard.
Zuma is just content to waste time from the top position. Da Oxlade takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zuma tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Oxlade is retaining full guard.
Zuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Oxlade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zuma slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zuma forces his way into half guard.
Zuma wants to free his trapped foot but Da Oxlade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuma wants to advance to full mount but Da Oxlade doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Zuma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Da Oxlade holds on and takes a little breather.
Da Oxlade is continuing to stall.
Zuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Oxlade is keeping the position for now.
Zuma trying to control but Da Oxlade is working from the bottom.
Zuma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Oxlade is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Da Oxlade wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Da Oxlade 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.
Zuma wants to control from the top but Da Oxlade keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Zuma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Da Oxlade!
Zuma content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Zuma seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Da Oxlade for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zuma trying to control the action but Da Oxlade is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zuma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Oxlade pinned against the cage. Da Oxlade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zuma misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Oxlade counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Zuma shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Da Oxlade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monte Zuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Oxlade feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Zuma collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mawi Da Oxlade!
Our winner, Mawi Da Oxlade, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nolan (ranked 1274 p4p, 768 weight class) and Zbigniew Pacula (ranked 58 p4p, 30 weight class). Jon Nolan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zbigniew Pacula!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nolan.
Nolan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacula moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nolan misses with a looping right.
Pacula with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nolan counters with a straight right hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pacula has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pacula fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nolan throws out a loose jab but Pacula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacula with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nolan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jon Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbigniew Pacula.
Nolan tries to bum rush Pacula with a series of wild strikes but Pacula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacula fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nolan avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacula fails with the takedown
and Nolan counters with a crisp right that sends Pacula to the canvas! Nolan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Nolan!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Nolan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 896 p4p, 852 weight class) and Wilmerr Fudd (ranked 130 p4p, 118 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Want The Funk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
184
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Basic striking
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilmerr Fudd!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fudd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Barnes swings for the body but Fudd moves out of range.
Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Fudd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fudd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Fudd misses its intended target.
Fudd ducks right into an uppercut from Barnes .
Barnes takes a swing at Fudd's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fudd throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barnes 's waist but Barnes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fudd off to one side.
Barnes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fudd just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fudd's guard.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fudd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes 's guard.
Barnes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fudd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fudd postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes 's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fudd landing with the ground and pound.
Fudd preventing the sweep.
Fudd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fudd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fudd is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is in close to Barnes 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Fudd controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fudd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes is trying to keep Fudd in close.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fudd working some strikes from top position.
Fudd loads up on a big left hand. Barnes felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Fudd looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Barnes can't hide his disappointment, as Fudd celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilmerr Fudd!
After the fight, Wilmerr Fudd was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 898 p4p, 240 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 115 p4p, 33 weight class). Ibrahim Camara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Camara scores with a hook to the body. Lancaster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Camara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lancaster scrambles back to his feet.
Camara just misses with a punch to the body.
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lancaster cracks Camara with a good jab.
Lancaster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camara misses with a wild body shot.
Camara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Camara throws a leg kick
letting Lancaster counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Lancaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Camara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lancaster gets tackled into the cage by Camara. Camara maintains the clinch.
A short right from Lancaster .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Lancaster .
Lancaster gets through Camara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster scores with a hook to the body.
Camara blocking some punches.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara blocking some punches.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow.
Lancaster working aggressively here.
Camara lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
It looks like Cedric Lancaster has been cut.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Lancaster cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Camara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Camara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Camara throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Camara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Camara lands a shoulder strike.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Camaras head.
Lancaster takes a shot to the head.
Camara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lancaster 's elbow.
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Camara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara working aggressively here.
Lancaster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara lands with a short shot to the head.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Camara's head.
A short right from Camara.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Camara throws a head punch that misses.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lancaster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara blocking some punches.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster blocks a body shot from Camara.
Camara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Camara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lancaster lands with a right to the head.
Camara misses with a body punch.
Camara lands an elbow inside that Lancaster shrugs off.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster is leaning against Camara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Camara gets through Lancaster 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster is rocked!
Camara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from Camara.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
Lancaster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Camara tries to work over Lancaster 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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 Cedric Lancaster will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lancaster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Camara misses with a low kick.
Camara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lancaster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Camara takes a swing at Lancaster 's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster blocks a leg kick.
Lancaster staying out of range there.
Camara tests Lancaster 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Camara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lancaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Camara.
Camara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Camara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Camara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lancaster moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara digs a good body shot into Lancaster 's ribs.
Lancaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camara looks to clinch
and Lancaster counters with a nice body shot.
Ibrahim Camara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Camara can pounce on him.
Camara scores with a sloppy right hand. Lancaster should have avoided that one.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster lands with an uppercut that bounces Camara off the cage and back into range.
That kick from Camara tenderised Lancaster 's leg. Lancaster is trying to keep his angry face on.
Camara tries to clinch but Lancaster moves out of range.
It looked like Lancaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lancaster throws a wild body kick that Camara sees coming a mile off.
Camara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lancaster rather than just go for the knockout.
Lancaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Camara. Camara obviously looking to wear him down.
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Camara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lancaster sets himself, and Camara steps forward looking for the clinch! Lancaster avoids it this time.
Camara wants to clinch up but Lancaster keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster moves out of range as Camara strikes.
Camara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster avoids the body shot from Camara.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Camara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lancaster punishes Camara's body with a nice straight punch.
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Camara.
Lancaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Lancaster misses.
Camara throws a leg kick but Lancaster checks it.
Lancaster throws a jab when Camara was well out of range.
Camara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Camara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Camara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Camara.
Good body shot from Lancaster .
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Camara misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Camara.
Camara works on Lancaster 's body with a couple of short punches.
Lancaster dodges an elbow strike from Camara.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Camara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lancaster .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Camara tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Camara back against the cage.
Camara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Camara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara lands an elbow just above Lancaster 's eye.
I was talking to Lancaster 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Camara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Camara.
Lancaster blocks an elbow strike from Camara.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Camara struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Camara.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Lancaster prevents a body shot from Camara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Camara comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Camara.
Camara lands with a right to the head.
Camara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
Lancaster throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibrahim Camara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lancaster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Camara misses its intended target.
Camara drops Lancaster with a big left hand! Lancaster is injured, injured bad! Camara jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Camara!
After the fight, Ibrahim Camara was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tohit Tohurt (ranked 395 p4p, 604 weight class) and Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 14 p4p, 24 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tohit Tohurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohurt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tohurt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steelers pinned against the cage. Steelers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steelers throws an off balance right hand
and Tohurt counters with a single leg into guard. Steelers didn't expect that.
Steelers has his feet on Tohurt's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tohurt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pittsburgh Steelers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Steelers has knocked Tohurt down with a huge combo! Steelers steps away and waves a wobbly Tohurt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tohit Tohurt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Tohurt with that takedown attempt.
Steelers throws out a counter right but Tohurt avoids it with no problem.
Tohurt forces Steelers back against the cage and clinches.
Steelers breaks from the clinch.
Steelers avoids the head kick by Tohurt.
Steelers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tohurt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steelers scores with a kick to the body.
Tohurt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Steelers was covering up waiting for the punch and Tohurt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tohurt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Steelers is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tohurt presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tohurt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steelers.
Tohurt tries to pull guard but Steelers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tohit Tohurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tohurt is struggling to control the position.
Tohurt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tohurt avoids the head kick by Steelers.
Steelers lands a big right hand that sends Tohurt crashing to the mat! Steelers stays standing though and waves Tohurt back to his feet!
Tohurt is rocked!
Tohit Tohurt's cut is getting worse.
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!
Tohurt leaves his chin hanging out and Steelers seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tohurt crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pittsburgh Steelers!
After the fight, Pittsburgh Steelers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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