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PFC 262 Blazkov vs Perera PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 1520 p4p, 1404 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 220 p4p, 198 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road to Zion. Gagnon has chosen Body Head Anthem - Roy Jones Jr Feat. Magic & Choppa) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards throws a body punch but Gagnon moves out of range.
Gagnon shoots in and gets a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Edwards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gagnon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
Gagnon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gagnon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Gagnon from controlling successfully.
Gagnon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edwards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards has his feet on Gagnon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gagnon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Edwards quickly recovers to half guard.
Edwards manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gagnon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gagnon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edwards but Edwards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edwards has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Gagnon blocks the leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Gagnon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards misses with a punch to the body.
Edwards tries a body shot but Gagnon blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Gagnon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gagnon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gagnon! But no joy.
Gagnon tries to clinch there but Edwards circles away.
Gagnon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gagnon off to one side.
Edwards gets tackled into the cage by Gagnon. Gagnon maintains the clinch.
Edwards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edwards misses with a punch on the inside.
Edwards slows down the pace here.
Edwards managing to block the knees to the body from Gagnon.
Edwards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gagnon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Gagnon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards misses with some punches.
Gagnon blocking some punches.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gagnon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Edwards jabs at Gagnon's body.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gagnon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gagnon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Edwards - the referee stops the clock and Gagnon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Edwards. Gagnon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Gagnon counters with a straight right hand.
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt - Edwards sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Edwards with the inside leg kick.
Gagnon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Edwards misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Edwards.
Gagnon tries to clinch up.
Gagnon misses with a takedown attempt
and Edwards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edwards throws a front kick aimed at Gagnon's knee but Gagnon avoids it well.
Gagnon misses with a looping left.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards lands a head shot.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards misses with an uppercut. Gagnon saw that one coming.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gagnon manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Gagnon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gagnon off to one side.
Gagnon avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a good body shot.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Ife Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Edwards. That snapped Gagnon's head back.
Good work by Gagnon as he checks the leg kick.
Gagnon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Edwards sprawls well initially but Gagnon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Edwards manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gagnon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Edwards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Edwards can't find room to land a body shot as Gagnon controls the action.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon can't break the clinch.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gagnon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edwards tries to work over Gagnon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Edwards connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gagnon ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
A clash of legs there as Gagnon blocks the low kick.
Edwards misses with a hook.
Edwards thuds his shin into the meat of Gagnon's side.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gagnon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Edwards avoids it really well and circles away.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Edwards sprawls well. Edwards wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gagnon gets slowly back to his feet.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Edwards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Edwards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gagnon.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gagnon is defended easily by Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Edwards.
Gagnon slips a straight right by Edwards.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards throws a front kick that sends Gagnon stumbling back into the cage.
Edwards throws a hook to the side of Gagnon's head but Gagnon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Gagnon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gagnon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gagnon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gagnon fails with the takedown
and Edwards finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gagnon is breathing heavily.
Edwards connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gagnon's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edwards gets caught napping as Gagnon dives in and scores a takedown. Edwards manages to retain guard.
Edwards is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gagnon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gagnon or not.
Edwards pushes Gagnon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Gagnon blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gagnon's elbow.
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Edwards throws a lazy head kick
and Gagnon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Edwards lands a right hook to the body.
Gagnon shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gagnon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Gagnon has a takedown stuffed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edwards wants it to stay on the feet.
Gagnon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gagnon showed some decent athleticism there.
Edwards has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gagnon is on him like a limpet, forcing Edwards back against the cage.
Edwards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gagnon shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gagnon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gagnon takes one on the button.
Gagnon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 It looks like Luc Gagnon has been cut.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gagnon dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Gagnon's leg. Gagnon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gagnon lands a jab.
Edwards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edwards takes a swing at Gagnon's ribcage but misses.
Ife Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gagnon moves away.
Edwards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gagnon in his tracks.
Edwards lands with a nice body punch.
Gagnon gets a double leg takedown into Edwards's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gagnon lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gagnon throws a big right hand that misses.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Gagnon postures up.
Edwards is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Edwards wants to get back to his feet but Gagnon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gagnon passes into half guard.
Edwards is trying to stand back up but Gagnon is controlling him
Edwards kicks Gagnon off and gets back to his feet.
Gagnon tries to clinch but Edwards moves away
and Edwards counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Edwards.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Gagnon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Edwards scores with a body shot.
Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gagnon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
Gagnon doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Edwards ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edwards throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gagnon shoots for a double leg takedown but Edwards sprawls well. He's pushed Gagnon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ife Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Gagnon.
Nice shot lands for Edwards.
Ife Edwards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gagnon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edwards tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gagnon is in Edwards's guard.
Edwards pushes Gagnon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards throws a leg kick but Gagnon checks it.
Ife Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gagnon.
Edwards connects with a body shot that sends Gagnon's belly button to the back.
Edwards's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gagnon under the eye.
Edwards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Luc Gagnon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
Edwards cracks Gagnon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gagnon shoots in but no luck this time.
Edwards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Edwards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Gagnon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Edwards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Edwards clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ife Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Turnbull (ranked 610 p4p, 613 weight class) and Darwin Budluvski (ranked 97 p4p, 99 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darwin Budluvski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Budluvski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Budluvski throws a jab but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Budluvski blocks a leg kick.
Budluvski throws a body shot but no joy.
Turnbull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a low kick.
Budluvski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Budluvski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Budluvski scores with a push kick.
Budluvski throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turnbull takes one to the side of the head.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Budluvski saw that one coming.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Budluvski at a distance.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull defending well as Budluvski loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski ducks right into an uppercut from Turnbull.
Turnbull cracks Budluvski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Budluvski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turnbull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Donk. Turnbull catches Budluvski right on the button with a cross.
Turnbull misses with a right hand
and Budluvski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Budluvski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turnbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turnbull tries to land a front kick but Budluvski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turnbull throws a head kick but Budluvski moves out of range.
Budluvski tries to clinch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Budluvski tries to clinch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Turnbull fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Budluvski manages to avoid it.
Budluvski looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Budluvski tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turnbull swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Budluvski lands a jab to Turnbull's midsection.
Budluvski throws a low kick but Turnbull avoids it.
Budluvski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turnbull lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Budluvski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Budluvski misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budluvski misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands with a thumping leg kick.
Budluvski lands a slapping body shot.
Budluvski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Budluvski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Budluvski misses the jab.
Turnbull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Budluvski looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budluvski was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Turnbull tries to work over Budluvski's front leg with a kick but Budluvski checks it.
Budluvski throws out a counter right but Turnbull avoids it with no problem.
Budluvski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turnbull.
Turnbull blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Budluvski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull throws a leg kick that is checked
and Budluvski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turnbull keeps the fight on the outside.
Turnbull jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Budluvski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turnbull throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Budluvski misses.
Turnbull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Budluvski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Budluvski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull moves out of range of the body kick from Budluvski.
Turnbull misses with a head kick.
Budluvski tries to land a leg kick but Turnbull saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Budluvski misses its intended target.
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Budluvski.
Turnbull takes one to the side of the head.
Turnbull misses the jab.
Turnbull looks to land a left hand but Budluvski moved out of range nicely.
Budluvski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turnbull blocks it well.
Budluvski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turnbull cracks Budluvski with an open hand slap.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull scores with a decent looking hook.
Budluvski cracks Turnbull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Budluvski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budluvski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull lunges at Budluvski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Budluvski's hand.
Budluvski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turnbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull dips to his left and cracks Budluvski with an uppercut!
Budluvski misses with a straight left.
Turnbull moves out of range as Budluvski strikes.
Budluvski throws a right hand that misses
and Budluvski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turnbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budluvski misses with a hook
and Turnbull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budluvski tries to clinch up but Turnbull circles away and keeps his distance.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
Budluvski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turnbull will feel that in the morning.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Budluvski has time to react.
Budluvski moves in looking to clinch but Turnbull pushes him off.
Turnbull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turnbull.
Turnbull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull 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.
Budluvski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Budluvski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Budluvski misses with a low kick.
Turnbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budluvski.
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 Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Budluvski wants to clinch.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Budluvski is out of range.
Budluvski lunges at Turnbull with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turnbull's hand.
Roderick Turnbull is winning the standup battle so far.
Budluvski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Budluvski throws a nice looking combination but Turnbull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turnbull connects with a nice looking jab.
Budluvski needs to keep his hands up - Turnbull had a free shot at his head there.
Turnbull drives through and clinches with Budluvski against the cage.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Budluvski lands a damaging elbow.
Budluvski misses with a body punch.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Budluvski controls the action.
Turnbull tries to work over Budluvski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budluvski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turnbull's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budluvski lands with a short shot to the head.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Budluvski controls the action.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Budluvski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull 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.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Budluvski controls the action.
Budluvski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budluvski misses with a punch on the inside.
Budluvski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budluvski throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Budluvski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull can't find room to land a body shot as Budluvski controls the action.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budluvski can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budluvski lands a body punch.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Budluvski throws a head punch that misses.
Budluvski pushes Turnbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Budluvski prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Budluvski controls his hands.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Budluvski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budluvski pushes off an throws an elbow but Turnbull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Budluvski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budluvski's elbow.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Budluvski fails to land.
Budluvski lands a right hand.
Budluvski lands with a light punch inside.
Budluvski blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull pushes Budluvski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Budluvski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Budluvski.
Budluvski prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Budluvski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Budluvski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budluvski lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Budluvski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budluvski tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Budluvski back against the cage.
Budluvski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Budluvski can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Budluvski lands an elbow just above Turnbull 's eye.
Budluvski lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Budluvski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Budluvski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
Budluvski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Budluvski blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands an elbow that stopped Turnbull in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull takes an elbow to the temple.
Budluvski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budluvski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Budluvski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budluvski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budluvski.
Budluvski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Budluvski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Budluvski lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Roderick Turnbull has been cut.
Budluvski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budluvski works on Turnbull's body with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roderick Turnbull'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!
Budluvski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turnbull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turnbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turnbull defending well as Budluvski loads up on a big left hand.
Turnbull scores with a spinning back kick!
Turnbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Budluvski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Turnbull motions for Budluvski to come forward. Turnbull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Budluvski 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 Turnbull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turnbull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Budluvski scores with a decent looking hook.
Turnbull lands with an overhand left.
Budluvski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a jab.
Budluvski lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budluvski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Budluvski is looking to land body kicks.
Budluvski throws a wild body kick that Turnbull sees coming a mile off.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnbull misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski misses with a low kick as Turnbull jumps back.
Budluvski misses with a looping left.
Turnbull throws a wild body kick that Budluvski sees coming a mile off.
Budluvski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull avoids the body shot from Budluvski.
Turnbull tries to clinch there but Budluvski circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Budluvski throws a sloppy head kick and Turnbull moves out of range easily.
Turnbull keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turnbull at a distance.
Turnbull 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.
Turnbull slips a straight right by Budluvski.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Budluvski saw that one coming.
Budluvski misses with a looping left.
Budluvski moves in looking to clinch but Turnbull pushes him off.
Budluvski thuds his right hand into Turnbull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull throws the kick towards the body but Budluvski avoids it.
Budluvski lands a nice looking body shot.
Turnbull throws a body punch but Budluvski moves out of range.
Budluvski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budluvski throws a hook to the side of Turnbull's head but Turnbull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budluvski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turnbull throws a body shot but no joy.
Budluvski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turnbull throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Budluvski! But no joy.
A slow jab from Turnbull misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Budluvski! But no joy.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
Budluvski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Budluvski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a body shot.
Turnbull misses with a body kick.
A jab from Budluvski misses.
Budluvski throws a leg kick that misses.
Turnbull misses with a leg kick.
Budluvski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budluvski misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Turnbull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Budluvski takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull blocks the body kick.
Turnbull works the jab nicely.
Budluvski throws a body punch but Turnbull moves out of range.
Budluvski looks to land a left hand but Turnbull moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Budluvski.
Turnbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Budluvski misses.
Turnbull swings widly with a right hand
and Budluvski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budluvski lands with a straight right. Turnbull didn't see that one coming.
Budluvski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turnbull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Budluvski misses the jab.
Budluvski is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Budluvski. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Budluvski stuns Turnbull with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Budluvski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budluvski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a chopping leg kick but Budluvski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turnbull with a hook.
Budluvski thumps Turnbull with a low kick.
Budluvski's corner calls for a 1-2. Budluvski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turnbull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Budluvski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turnbull is looking to counter punch.
Budluvski looks to land a left hand but Turnbull moved out of range nicely.
Budluvski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turnbull.
Budluvski missing with a left hand there. Turnbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Budluvski.
Budluvski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Budluvski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
Turnbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a hook. Turnbull ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Budluvski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Budluvski 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin Budluvski!
A very excited looking Darwin Budluvski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Lad (ranked 650 p4p, 950 weight class) and Fedor Shabanov (ranked 101 p4p, 143 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Lad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lad throws a jab when Shabanov was well out of range.
Lad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shabanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lad pushes Shabanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Shabanov blocks an elbow strike from Lad.
Our sources have told us that Lad has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lad throws an elbow but it misses.
Shabanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
A body shot lands from Shabanov.
Shabanov lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shabanov.
Lad tries a body shot but Shabanov blocks it.
Lad lands with a right to the head.
Shabanov scores with a shot to the side of Lad's head.
Shabanov misses with the head strike.
Shabanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabanov working aggressively here.
Lad can't find room to land a body shot as Shabanov controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad blocking some punches.
Lad throws an elbow that misses.
Shabanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shabanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lad.
Lad misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lad throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Shabanov.
Shabanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but Shabanov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shabanov.
Shabanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lad.
Shabanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lads head.
Shabanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lad.
Shabanov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shabanov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shabanov misses with some punches.
Lad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shabanov's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shabanov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lad.
Shabanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lad misses with a hook to the body
and Shabanov counters with a head kick that drops Lad to the mat! Lad scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Lad is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shabanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Lad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lad misses with a left hand
and Shabanov counters with a nice right hand that sends Lad toppling to the canvas! Lad scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Shabanov finish him?!
Jab, jab by Lad - just one landing.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Shabanov! Lad is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Shabanov!
Our winner, Fedor Shabanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radio Active (ranked 455 p4p, 393 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 56 p4p, 51 weight class). Active kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radio Active!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ozolinsh slips a jab and a cross from Active.
Ozolinsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Active throws a jab when Ozolinsh was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ozolinsh! But no joy.
Ozolinsh motions for Active to come forward. Ozolinsh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh scores with a body shot.
Active ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
Ozolinsh misses with a low kick.
Ozolinsh swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Active misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Active does a little dance to reset his feet.
Active misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Active throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Active does a little dance to reset his feet.
Active lands a nice hook to Ozolinsh's body. Ozolinsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Active looks to land a left hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range nicely.
Ozolinsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Active throws out the jab.
Ozolinsh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolinsh moves out of range as Active strikes.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Active. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh fakes the leg kick and cracks Active in the body.
Ozolinsh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook. Active ducked under it nicely.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Active moved out of range nicely.
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Active backing away here, and Ozolinsh unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Active.
Active looks to land a combination but Ozolinsh avoids it well.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick but Active moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Active takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Active throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh digs a good body shot into Active's ribs.
A jab from Ozolinsh misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Active misses the target.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick that misses.
Active swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Active misses with a lunging right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a right hand to the body.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Active is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh lands with an overhand left.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Active throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ozolinsh's waist but Ozolinsh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Active off to one side.
Active throws a body shot but no joy.
Ozolinsh feints a counter leg kick.
Ozolinsh connects with a solid leg kick.
Active works Ozolinsh's body with a nice hook.
Ozolinsh cracks Active with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Active will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Active throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Active avoids a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Active jabs Ozolinsh right on the nose. Ozolinsh blinks but takes it well.
Ozolinsh slips a jab and a cross from Active.
Active jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ozolinsh - that will leave a mark!
Ozolinsh throws an overhand right that lands on Active's shoulder, as Active tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ozolinsh. That's going to slow Active down.
Ozolinsh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Active rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Active moves out of range of the body kick from Ozolinsh.
Active misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Active misses its intended target.
Ozolinsh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Teodors Ozolinsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick that knocks Active off balance momentarily.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Active misses with a straight right.
Ozolinsh slips a jab from Active.
Ozolinsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozolinsh looks to land a left hand but Active moved out of range nicely.
Active changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Active fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ozolinsh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Ozolinsh.
As Ozolinsh looks to move away, Active throws a big counter combo but Ozolinsh just gets out of the way.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Active moves out of range.
Active shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ozolinsh sprawls well. Ozolinsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Active gets slowly back to his feet.
Active has been working on his balance at Heavy Metal, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ozolinsh.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radio Active. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Active closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ozolinsh circles away.
Ozolinsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ozolinsh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Active is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ozolinsh's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but Active moves out of range.
Ozolinsh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Active was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Ozolinsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Active.
Active lands a nice shot that snaps Ozolinsh's head back.
Active takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Active moves out of range as Ozolinsh strikes.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch but Active is avoiding it.
A big left from Active misses.
Ozolinsh counters with a body kick.
Active throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Active ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Nice uppercut there from Ozolinsh.
Active swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozolinsh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Active gets a double leg takedown into Ozolinsh's guard.
Active throws an elbow that misses. Ozolinsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Active's guard. Nice move by Ozolinsh!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Active's head backwards.
A big left from Ozolinsh misses.
Active throwing a counter right hand but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Active avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh walks into a left hand.
A combination from Active does no damage.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Active is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Active.
Ozolinsh loads up on a big right hand but Active slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Active is just out of range.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy right hand but Active sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Active fails to land the takedown.
Active misses with a straight left.
Active misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Active on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Active throws a right hand that misses
and Ozolinsh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Active connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ozolinsh. Ozolinsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ozolinsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Active.
Ozolinsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Active misses with a double jab.
Ozolinsh misses the jab.
Active misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh throws a body punch but Active moves out of range.
Active shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Active thows a huge punch but Ozolinsh dodges it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh tries to get to full guard but Active has control of the leg.
Ozolinsh is not content to let Active control the position.
Active thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ozolinsh's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Active thows a huge punch but Ozolinsh dodges it nicely.
Ozolinsh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Active.
Ozolinsh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Active's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Active's back!
Active trying to control the hands but Ozolinsh breaks the grip.
Active can't escape the position.
Active trying to control the hands but Ozolinsh breaks the grip.
Active tries to escape the position.
Ozolinsh controls the position.
Active tries to roll but Ozolinsh sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh doesn't have the hooks in and Active manages to turn into his guard.
Active 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.
Active throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Active wants to control from the top but Ozolinsh keeps moving.
Active being controlled here momentarily.
Active trying to control the position from guard on top but Ozolinsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ozolinsh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Active in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Active trying to control the position from guard on top but Ozolinsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Active makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Radio Active overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Active throwing strikes from guard but Ozolinsh blocks nicely.
Active throws a big right hand that misses.
Active stands and throws Ozolinsh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ozolinsh is not content to let Active control the position.
Active takes a little break here. Ozolinsh wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teodors Ozolinsh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ozolinsh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Active.
Ozolinsh feints and then cracks Active's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Active down.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Active moves out of range.
Ozolinsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Active slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Active looks to land a combination but Ozolinsh avoids it well.
Ozolinsh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Active was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ozolinsh misses with a low kick.
Active throws a series of punches but Ozolinsh avoids them all with ease.
Active tries to keep at a distance but Ozolinsh has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Active.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Active has Ozolinsh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ozolinsh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Active is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ozolinsh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ozolinsh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Active backwards.
Active working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Active tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ozolinsh smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radio Active. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Active fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh clinches up with Active and pushes him back against the cage.
Ozolinsh working aggressively here.
A short right from Active on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ozolinsh.
Active swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh - that landed with a thud.
Ozolinsh lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ozolinsh.
Active tries to score a body lock takedown but Ozolinsh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ozolinsh scores with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh works on Active's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Ozolinsh as the two fighters clinch.
Ozolinsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Active backwards.
Ozolinsh blocks a body shot from Active.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands a body shot.
Ozolinsh lands a body shot.
Radio Active has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh lands a body punch.
Ozolinsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ozolinsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Active backwards.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Active controls his hands.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ozolinsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ozolinsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Active backwards.
Ozolinsh lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh throws a head punch that misses.
Active blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Active struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Active blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozolinsh digs a right hand into Active's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Active's gas tank.
Active blocking some punches.
Active misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Active controls his hands.
Active has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ozolinsh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Active.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh pushes Active back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ozolinsh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Active.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Ozolinsh as the two fighters clinch.
Ozolinsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ozolinsh blocks an uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh presses Active against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh scores with a shoulder strike.
Ozolinsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Active's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozolinsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Active backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozolinsh works on Active's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh gets through Active's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh lands with a left to the head.
Active tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Active is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ozolinsh to keep the fight standing.
Ozolinsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Ozolinsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Active is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Active tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing Active back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh gets through Active's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Active is rocked!
Ozolinsh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Active is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ozolinsh dips a shoulder and cracks Active with a mighty uppercut! Active falls back against the cage and Ozolinsh unloads with a barrage of strikes! Active is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ozolinsh screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teodors Ozolinsh!
Teodors Ozolinsh gave a mention to Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Pique (ranked 200 p4p, 197 weight class) and Sarfraz Ali (ranked 27 p4p, 26 weight class). Pique comes to the cage accompanied by Piranha. Juan Pique has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Pique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pique.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
A big right from Pique misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pique!
Pique buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pique has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
It looked like Pique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pique tries to clinch there but Ali circles away.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pique.
Ali misses with a hook. Pique ducked under it nicely.
Pique throws a chopping leg kick but Ali manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
Pique takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Pique moved out of range nicely.
Pique misses with a 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!
Ali delivers a nice body kick.
Ali misses with a body punch
and Pique counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Ali.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Pique is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali thuds a left hand into Pique's body.
Pique uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Pique.
Pique throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Pique is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Pique throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali catches Pique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Pique motions for Ali to come forward. Pique throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
Ali takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Ali misses the jab.
Pique misses with a body kick.
Ali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Pique blocks the low kick.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pique blocks a jab.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ali fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pique has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali misses the body punch
and Pique counters with an outside leg kick.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a body kick that misses
and Pique counters with a low kick, right behind Ali 's knee.
Pique staying out of range there.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali throws a body punch but Pique moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pique.
Pique looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Ali is looking to land body kicks.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali tries to move into range but Pique moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ali defending well as Pique loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Pique.
Pique cracks Ali with an open hand slap.
Pique throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pique lands a body shot.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Pique ducks down to avoid it.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Pique counters with a nice leg kick.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pique fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali throws a body punch but Pique moves out of range.
Pique fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ali on the side of the head.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali tries a quick counter leg kick but Pique is wise to it.
Pique throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Pique.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Pique's knee but Pique avoids it well.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Pique was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ali misses with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Ali.
Pique goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pique moves away.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Pique misses the target.
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pique lands with an uppercut that bounces Ali off the cage and back into range.
Pique blocks a leg kick.
Ali jabs at Pique's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pique. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pique swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali checks the leg kick.
Pique fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali lands a head shot.
Ali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
Ali thumps Pique with a low kick.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Juan Pique will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pique scores with a jab to the head.
Ali thuds a left hand into Pique's body.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
A punch lands to the side of Pique 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
It looked like Pique was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ali.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pique lands a nice looking body kick.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pique.
Pique chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pique. Pique obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pique blocks a leg kick.
Ali tries to work over Pique's front leg with a kick but Pique checks it.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Pique saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pique lands a really nice looking cross but Ali seems unphased.
Ali shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pique on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pique. That did some damage!
Pique throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pique lands with a right hand.
Pique slips a jab from Ali.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pique looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Ali slips under a jab.
Pique doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
Pique blocks a jab.
Pique gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pique misses with a leg kick.
Pique waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Pique throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali with the inside leg kick.
Ali lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pique.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Pique does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pique walks into a stiff left hand from Ali.
Pique throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ali takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Pique, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Pique counters with a body kick that stops Ali in his tracks momentarily.
Ali avoids the body shot from Pique.
Ali tries to score with a low kick but Pique moves his leg out of the way.
Pique blocks a jab.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Pique throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Pique tried to counter with a leg kick but Ali avoided it.
Pique takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pique looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Ali flicks out a counter leg kick but Pique steps away.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Pique was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pique looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pique with the inside leg kick.
Pique misses with a wild body shot.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Pique is just out of range.
Ali connects with a leg kick.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Pique scores with a jab.
Pique takes one to the chin there.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
Ali let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pique scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ali swings for the body but Pique moves out of range.
Ali misses with a left hand
enabling Pique to counter with a crisp jab.
Pique throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali throws a solid leg kick but Pique takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ali.
Pique throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pique dips to his left and cracks Ali with an uppercut!
Ali takes a swing at Pique's ribcage but misses.
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Pique seems unphased.
Pique ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pique checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pique throws out the jab.
Ali misses with a leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pique.
Ali blocks a low kick nicely.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Pique moved out of range.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Pique is out of range.
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali throws a push kick but Pique slaps the foot to one side.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Pique uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Pique missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Pique.
Pique throws a lazy right hand but Ali sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pique lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sarfraz Ali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pique was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali misses with a low kick as Pique jumps back.
Ali walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pique.
Ali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pique momentarily.
A big left from Pique misses.
Pique lands an overhand right.
Ali has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pique.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Pique wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pique lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
Pique scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ali scores with a jab to the head.
Pique moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pique checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali with a jab.
Ali misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pique counters with a stiff right hand.
Ali throws out a leg kick but Pique moves out of range and Ali only half commits.
Pique scores with a hook to the body. Ali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pique throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Pique uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Pique lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali throws a low kick but Pique avoids it.
Ali 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.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pique manages to avoid it.
Pique staying out of range there.
Pique explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Ali.
Pique throws a shot from downtown. Ali moves away and avoids it.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Pique's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pique looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pique looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Pique fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Pique sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Pique.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pique checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Pique counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ali misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pique connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Ali misses.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
Pique slips a jab from Ali.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pique connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
Ali moves out of range as Pique strikes.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
Pique displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Pique counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Pique swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Pique.
Pique lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pique connects with a leg kick.
Pique takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pique.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pique.
Pique loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Pique misses with a body kick.
Pique gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pique misses with a straight left.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pique ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Pique fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ali just manages to avoid it.
Ali scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a right hand
and Pique connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Ali cracks Pique with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ali swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pique counters with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Ali comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pique walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pique lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ali at a distance.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pique was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali thuds a left hand into Pique's body.
Ali throws a body punch but Pique moves out of range.
Pique takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pique with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 Juan Pique.
I think Pique 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sarfraz Ali!
A very excited looking Sarfraz Ali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Noir (ranked 680 p4p, 492 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 110 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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17 - 10 - 0 |
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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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith pushes Noir up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith lands an elbow that stopped Noir in his tracks for a moment.
Noir pulls guard successfully.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Noir has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Noir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Noir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Noir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Noir controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Noir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smith passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Noir is trying to get back to half guard.
Noir is letting Smith control him for a moment.
Smith is continuing to stall.
Noir is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noir is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Noir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Noir gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smith is looking to stall here but Noir recovers full guard.
Noir has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smith is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Noir.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Noir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Noir is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Noir is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Noir gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chad Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Noir.
Noir is trying to trip Smith. He has hold of a leg but Smith is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Noir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Noir controlling from the top position.
Noir preventing the sweep.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is looking to sweep but instead, Noir has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
Noir trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Noir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Noir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noir looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Noir looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Noir tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Noir wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir is trying to control but Smith passes into side control!
Noir is looking to reverse the position.
Noir gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Noir wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Noir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Noir slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Noir working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Noir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Noir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Noir dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Noir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Noir throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Noir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noir backwards.
Noir is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Noir is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noir tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Noir.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Noir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Noir as Smith tries to tie him up.
Noir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Noir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Noir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Noir goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Noir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Noir jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Noir throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Noir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Noir.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noir manages to avoid it.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Noir circles away.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Noir dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Noir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to work over Noir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
Noir lands a left hand.
Noir lands a left hand.
Noir gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Noir will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Noir 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.
Noir trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Noir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Noir being controlled here momentarily.
Noir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Noir wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Noir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Noir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Smith tries to roll over but Noir keeps him under control.
Noir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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 James Noir.
I think Noir 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Noir!
A victorious James Noir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hannu Karpo (ranked 550 p4p, 391 weight class) and Donald Trump (ranked 83 p4p, 51 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannu Karpo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Trump!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trump throws a right hand that misses
letting Karpo counter with a right hand.
Karpo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trump.
Karpo throws a hook but Trump avoids it easily.
Trump misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Karpo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karpo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Trump felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Karpo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karpo is looking to advance position but Trump won't allow it.
Karpo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Karpo looking to finish with strikes here!
Karpo wants to finish this one by submission but Trump is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Karpo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karpo misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karpo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Karpo is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Karpo extends the arm and Trump is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hannu Karpo!
A very excited looking Hannu Karpo 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.
Donald Trump spoke after the fight, saying 'It was the russians !'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 143 p4p, 175 weight class) and Scott John (ranked 26 p4p, 31 weight class). Rain comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Scott John!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain lands a nice looking body shot.
John has closed the distance and engaged Rain in a clinch.
Rain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rain. That one must have hurt.
Rain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from John.
Rain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
Rain scores with a jab to the body.
John takes one on the button.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Rain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Rain down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Rain tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
John throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
John misses with a leg kick
and Rain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Rain.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Rain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Rain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain is looking to land body kicks.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
John 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Rain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain misses with a few strikes there.
Rain scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
Rain works John's body with a nice hook.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from John.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from John.
John instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rain's efforts to push away.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
Rain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
It looked like Rain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch lands to the side of John 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rain sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
Rain is looking for a counter combo.
Rain lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
John misses with a left hand
and Rain counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks John right on the button. John goes down! Rain follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rain gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Scott John was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you, fans. Thank you, Pulse. That's it for me (as he lays his gloves on the canvas).'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 230 p4p, 71 weight class) and Gniewomir Lach (ranked 38 p4p, 13 weight class). Lach is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soel. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach drops his hands momentarily and Murhaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murhaa tries to clinch up but Lach circles away and keeps his distance.
Lach takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lach takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murhaa catches Lach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lach slips under a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Murhaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa blocks an uppercut.
Lach swings wildly with an uppercut but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Lach tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lach tries to work over Murhaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lach scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Lach as the two fighters clinch.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Lach has a couple of punches blocked by Murhaa.
Lach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Lach tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Lach back against the cage.
Lach lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhaa.
Lach digs a right hand into Murhaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murhaa's gas tank.
Murhaa blocks a body shot from Lach.
Murhaa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Lach.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Lach's head.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Lach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Lach's shoulder, as Lach tries to avoid the shot.
Lach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to clinch there but Lach circles away.
Lach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lach turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
Murhaa misses with a left hand
enabling Lach to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lach is just out of range.
Murhaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lach counters with a crisp right hand that drops Murhaa! Lach lets Murhaa back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Murhaa is rocked!
Lach tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Lach! Murhaa is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gniewomir Lach!
An out of breath Gniewomir Lach thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 11 p4p, 104 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 2 p4p, 20 weight class). Blazkov's entrance music is Me And The Devil. A fine choice. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov loads up on a big right hand but Perera slips the punch.
Perera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blazkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perera.
Blazkov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Perera lands with a shot to the body.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blazkov.
Blazkov moves away from the strike by Perera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Perera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
Perera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Blazkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perera.
Blazkov catches Perera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perera lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perera moves into range and clinches up with Blazkov.
Perera throws a punch but it's blocked by Blazkov.
Perera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blazkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Perera.
Perera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perera tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blazkov prevents a body shot from Perera.
Perera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Blazkov.
Perera can't find room to land a body shot as Blazkov controls the action.
Perera pushes Blazkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blazkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blazkov tries to throw a body punch but Perera avoids it by throwing Blazkov back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Blazkov.
A shot in the inside from Blazkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazkov scores with a hook to the body.
Perera looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov pushes Perera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blazkov prevents a body shot from Perera.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blazkov digs a right hand into Perera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perera's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Blazkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blazkov can't find room to land a body shot as Perera controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Perera swings wildly with an uppercut but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blazkov's elbow.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perera tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perera is trying to push Blazkov away but Blazkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blazkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blazkov.
Blazkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Perera controls his hands.
Blazkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perera swings wildly with an uppercut but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perera misses with the head strike.
Perera swings wildly with an uppercut but Blazkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blazkov works on Perera's body with a couple of short punches.
Blazkov lands an uppercut.
Perera tries to work over Blazkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Blazkov.
Blazkov is leaning against Perera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blazkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blazkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Blazkov.
Perera prevents a body shot from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
I was talking to Blazkov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Perera blocks a body shot from Blazkov.
Blazkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Blazkov.
Blazkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blazkov scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Blazkov.
Blazkov scores with a shot to the side of Perera's head.
Blazkov cracks Perera with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov slowing the pace effectively.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blazkov as Perera tries to tie him up.
Blazkov lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pereras head.
 Perera is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Blazkov.
Perera is still on wobbly legs! Can Blazkov finish him?
Blazkov misses with an elbow strike.
Blazkov dips a shoulder and cracks Perera with a mighty uppercut! Perera falls back against the cage and Blazkov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Perera is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blazkov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysses Blazkov!
Ulysses Blazkov retains his heavyweight title!
Ulysses Blazkov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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