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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calabi Yau (ranked 1484 p4p, 912 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 223 p4p, 139 weight class). Honey has chosen Higher Love as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yau displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Honey is just out of range.
Honey scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Yau.
Honey misses with a straight right.
Yau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Honey 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.
Yau ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Jab from Yau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau connects with a leg kick.
Honey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yau throws out the jab.
Honey digs a good body shot into Yau's ribs.
Yau slips under a jab from Honey.
A quick step to the side and Yau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yau.
Honey scores with a punch to the head.
Yau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lions Den in the buildup to the fight.
Yau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Honey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honey thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Yau misses.
Yau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honey.
Honey connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Honey looks to score with a jab to the body but Yau is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Honey blocks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Honey.
Yau tries to move into range but Honey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yau throws a jab but it's blocked by Honey.
Yau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Honey cracks Yau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
 Yau is rocked!
Honey scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Yau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yau seems to have got his legs back now.
Yau dips to his left and cracks Honey with an uppercut!
Yau tests Honey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yau misses the shot to the body.
Yau throws a low kick but Honey avoids it.
Honey tries to close the distance and clinch but Yau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honey misses with a straight right.
Yau scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau misses with a looping right.
Yau looks to throw the jab but Honey is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Yau.
Yau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Honey is out of range.
Honey throws a shot from downtown. Yau moves away and avoids it.
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honey throws a push kick but Yau slaps the foot to one side.
Honey lands with a nice body punch.
Honey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honey darts in and clinches Yau up against the cage.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honey breaks from the clinch.
Yau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honey.
Honey lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yau walks into a straight right hand from Honey.
Honey throws a body punch but Yau moves out of range.
Yau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Honey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honey defending well as Yau loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yau throws a leg kick but Honey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Honey now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Honey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Honey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Honey scores with a shot to the body.
Yau cracks Honey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Yau misses.
Honey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Honey misses with a body shot.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Honey throws a series of punches but Yau avoids them all with ease.
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!
Yau takes a swing at Honey's ribcage but misses.
Yau moves out of range as Honey strikes.
Yau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Honey throws a right and a left that Yau avoids nicely.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
Honey avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Honey.
Honey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Honey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yau jabs Honey right on the nose. Honey blinks but takes it well.
Yau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Honey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Honey avoids the body shot from Yau.
Honey scores with the left hand. Yau knows he should have avoided that one.
Yau slips a jab from Honey.
Yau is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Yau misses.
Yau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honey manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honey scores with a hook to the body. Yau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Honey.
A little feinted left hand from Yau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Honey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honey connects with a jab.
Yau slips under a jab.
Honey's corner calls for a 1-2. Honey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Honey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Honey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Honey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yau defending well as Honey loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yau lands a really nice looking cross but Honey seems unphased.
Honey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hugh Honey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honey closes the distance and clinches.
Yau working aggressively here.
Honey misses with the head strike.
Yau scores with a shoulder strike.
Yau misses with the head strike.
Honey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey pushes Yau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Honey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Honey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Honey pushes Yau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Honey breaks the clinch.
Honey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honey blocks a jab.
Yau misses the jab.
Yau moves out of range of the strikes.
Calabi Yau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honey throws a hook to the side of Yau's head but Yau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Yau slips a straight right by Honey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Honey. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
A nice side step and Honey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yau misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honey misses with a looping right.
Yau scores with a leg kick.
Honey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yau. Honey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honey throws a jab when Yau was well out of range.
Yau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honey looks to throw the jab but Yau is out of range.
Yau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Honey needs to keep his hands up - Yau had a free shot at his head there.
Honey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yau.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Honey avoids the body shot from Yau.
Yau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honey.
Honey just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yau misses with a body shot.
Honey throws out a counter right but Yau avoids it with no problem.
Honey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Honey avoids the body shot from Yau.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Honey! But no joy.
Yau throws the left hand but Honey avoids the punch easily.
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honey scores with a shot to the body.
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Honey is just out of range.
Honey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yau slips under a jab from Honey.
Honey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yau moves away.
Yau throws the left hand but Honey avoids the punch easily.
Honey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yau checks it well.
Honey throws out a leg kick but Yau moves out of range and Honey only half commits.
Honey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yau ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
Yau feints a jab promting Honey to slip. Yau then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Honey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Honey as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yau.
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
A short left from Honey.
Yau tries a body shot but Honey blocks it.
Honey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Honey.
Yau throws a head punch that misses.
Yau misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Honey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Honey gets through Yau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Honey.
Honey looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honey avoiding damage as Yau throws knees to the body.
Hugh Honey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Honey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yau.
Honey is breathing heavily.
Yau tries a body shot but Honey blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugh Honey 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Honey.
Honey catches Yau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yau closes the distance and pushes Honey back into the cage.
Yau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Honey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yau.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honey is defending well for now.
Yau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Honey backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yau as Honey tries to tie him up.
Yau unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Honey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honey misses the jab.
Yau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Honey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yau.
Yau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Honey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Yau throws a big shot that misses.
Honey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honey.
Yau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honey was well out of range. Poor timing from Yau.
Honey rushes Yau and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Honey misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Honey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Honey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Yau.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honey is defending well for now.
Honey managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yau.
Honey takes a shot to the head.
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!
Honey throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Honey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Honey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yau's head.
Honey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yau.
Yau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honey swings for the body but Yau moves out of range.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Yau does it's job there.
Honey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Honey takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Yau.
Yau dodges the punch combination from Honey.
Yau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yau avoids the body shot from Honey.
Yau cracks Honey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yau swats away the attempt to clinch by Honey.
Yau misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Honey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yau lands with a hook. Honey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A good leg kick by Yau.
Honey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honey scores with a sloppy right hand. Yau should have avoided that one.
Honey throws a right hand that misses
and Yau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honey.
Yau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Honey.
Honey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Yau digs a good hook to Honey's body.
Calabi Yau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yau was well out of range. Poor timing from Honey.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honey!
Hugh Honey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yau jabs Honey right on the nose. Honey blinks but takes it well.
Honey scores with a nice right hand.
Honey cracks Yau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Honey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Honey misses the target.
Yau clinches up with Honey and pushes him back against the cage.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honey is defending well for now.
Yau lands an uppercut.
Yau gets through Honey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yau misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honey.
Yau misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yau tries a body shot but Honey blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honey managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calabi Yau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Honey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Honey!
After the fight, Hugh Honey was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gene Parmesan (ranked 780 p4p, 721 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 105 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Parmesan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbardo throws a head kick that misses.
Longbardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longbardo looks for the body kick but Parmesan saw that one coming.
Parmesan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longbardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parmesan, pushing him back against the cage.
Parmesan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parmesan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Parmesan.
Parmesan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Longbardo.
A combination from Longbardo does no damage.
Parmesan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parmesan lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Longbardo looking for submissions off his back.
Longbardo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parmesan pulls his head out easily.
Longbardo is defending against the submission attempts here by Parmesan.
Longbardo tries to get to full guard but Parmesan has control of the leg.
Longbardo manages to get to full guard.
Parmesan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Parmesan connects with a couple of short punches.
Longbardo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Parmesan scoring with some ground and pound.
Longbardo is looking for a triangle but Parmesan pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parmesan is working Longbardo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Longbardo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parmesan defends it easily.
Parmesan landing with the ground and pound.
Parmesan stands up over Longbardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Longbardo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parmesan passes into side control.
We've been hearing that Parmesan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Longbardo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Parmesan connects with a decent elbow.
Parmesan working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Parmesan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
 Longbardo is rocked!
Longbardo looks to move to half guard but instead Parmesan has passed into mount! Damn!
Longbardo is still in real trouble! Can Parmesan finish him?
Parmesan drops a big elbow. That's hurt Longbardo! More shots from Parmesan and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gene Parmesan!
Gene Parmesan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Krylov (ranked 657 p4p, 920 weight class) and Ricky Conway (ranked 102 p4p, 140 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Conway!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Conway with a hook.
Krylov misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krylov lands a big head kick that sends Conway tumbling to the mat! Krylov takes a step backwards and waves Conway back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krylov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Conway counters with a left to the body.
Krylov misses with a hook
and Conway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krylov throws a hook to the side of Conway's head but Conway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway cracks Krylov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krylov looks to land a combination but Conway avoids it well.
Conway swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Krylov misses with a hook
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Conway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov tries to clinch up
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Krylov throws a sloppy body shot
and Conway counters with a nice uppercut.
Conway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conway scores with a jab to the body.
Krylov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krylov misses with a hook to the body
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Krylov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Krylov misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Conway misses.
Conway scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Krylov misses
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Krylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conway cracks Krylov with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway lands a right hook to the body.
Conway is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Krylov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Krylov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krylov somewhat.
Krylov swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Krylov throws an off balance right hand
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Conway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krylov momentarily.
Krylov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Conway as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Krylov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krylov misses with a kick to the body.
Conway appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conway misses with a body punch
and Krylov counters with a series of strikes. Conway will be more careful next time no doubt.
Krylov forces Conway back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krylov throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Conway to counter with a crisp jab.
Krylov throws a sloppy head kick
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Krylov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krylov misses with a body punch
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Conway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 It looks like Ivan Krylov has been cut.
Krylov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krylov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Krylov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krylov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Conway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krylov on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krylov backs up against the cage.
Krylov is rocked!
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Conway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Krylov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krylov throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Conway counter with a right hand.
Ivan Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Krylov misses.
Krylov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Conway scores with a counter punch that sends Krylov to the canvas! Conway smells blood - he's punishing Krylov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Krylov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Conway!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricky Conway made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 244 p4p, 582 weight class) and Dom Cruz (ranked 15 p4p, 35 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cruz, as that shot connected.
It looks like Little Kitty Sripituksakul has been cut.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Sripituksakul has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sripituksakul.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cruz misses with a double jab.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sripituksakul to the mat! Sripituksakul manages to get full guard.
Cruz controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sripituksakul looking for a sweep. Not yet Sripituksakul, not yet.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sripituksakul's guard.
Sripituksakul is pressing down on Cruz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sripituksakul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul looking for a sweep. Not yet Sripituksakul, not yet.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sripituksakul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sripituksakul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Sripituksakul is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cruz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two 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.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sripituksakul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz won't allow Sripituksakul to sweep him here.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cruz stands up over Sripituksakul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sripituksakul not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sripituksakul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Sripituksakul is retaining full guard.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sripituksakul 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.
Cruz pushing down on Sripituksakul's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz cracks Sripituksakul with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sripituksakul tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sripituksakul is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling from the full mount.
Sripituksakul in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz unloading with bombs!
Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Sripituksakul is in trouble!
Sripituksakul is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Sripituksakul is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Sripituksakul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sripituksakul is working hard here to advance position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Kitty Sripituksakul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz lands a jab to the head.
Cruz drops Sripituksakul with a left right combo! Cruz follows him down to the ground into side control.
Sripituksakul is rocked!
Sripituksakul tries to bench press Cruz off him but Cruz keeps the position.
Oh Sripituksakul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
Sripituksakul taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cruz is putting a hurting on Sripituksakul here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sripituksakul is trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz looks up at the clock and then as Sripituksakul takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cruz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Sripituksakul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sripituksakul takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A big shot lands for Cruz! That's hurt Sripituksakul! Will he recover? Cruz fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 294 p4p, 512 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 37 p4p, 62 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov misses with a looping right.
Ahma throws a head kick that misses.
Lermontov 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.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Lermontov blocks the low kick.
Lermontov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lermontov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lermontov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ahma throws a jab but it's blocked by Lermontov.
Lermontov keeps Ahma at a distance using the push kick.
Lermontov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ahma lands with a straight right. Lermontov didn't see that one coming.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
Ahma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lermontov.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahma misses the target.
Ahma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lermontov.
Lermontov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lermontov swings for the body but Ahma moves out of range.
Ahma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov throws a push kick but Ahma slaps the foot to one side.
Lermontov defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand.
Lermontov misses the jab.
Ahma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ahma with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma closes the distance and clinches.
Ahma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lermontov's efforts to push away.
Ahma lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahma.
Ahma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lermontov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ahma has him pressed against the cage.
Lermontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lermontov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lermontov moves out of range of the body kick from Ahma.
A big left from Lermontov misses.
Lermontov connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ahma 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 Lermontov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lermontov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab from Lermontov.
Lermontov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lermontov throws a hook but Ahma blocks it.
Ahma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lermontov misses with a right hand
and Ahma counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Ahma.
Ahma looks to score with a jab to the body but Lermontov is just out of range.
Ahma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lermontov throws a leg kick which misses Ahma's front leg but catches the back leg as Ahma tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lermontov misses.
Ahma blocks a jab.
Ahma replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lermontov blocks it well.
Ahma staying out of range there.
Ahma throws out a loose jab but Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov scores with a punch to the head.
Ahma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fiyero Lermontov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lermontov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lermontov looks to land a left hand but Ahma moved out of range nicely.
Ahma misses with a looping left.
Ahma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lermontov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lermontov lands with a cross.
Lermontov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahma.
Lermontov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lermontov slips under a jab from Ahma.
Ahma scores with a punch to the head.
Lermontov connects with a nice looking jab.
Ahma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahma throws a chopping leg kick but Lermontov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lermontov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lermontov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahma misses with a looping right.
Lermontov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lermontov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lermontov scores with a jab to the body.
Ahma avoids a kick to the body.
Lermontov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lermontov defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand.
Ahma fakes the leg kick and cracks Lermontov in the body.
Ahma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahma scores with a sloppy right hand. Lermontov should have avoided that one.
Ahma defending well as Lermontov loads up on a big left hand.
Lermontov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ahma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lermontov.
Lermontov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lermontov's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lermontov can pounce on him.
Lermontov scores with a nice right hand.
Lermontov misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Lermontov. Beautiful body shot.
Lermontov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahma throws out the jab.
Ahma misses with a straight right.
Ahma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahma lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Lermontov finds it's target.
Lermontov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lermontov checks a leg kick.
Lermontov tries to counter by clinching up but Ahma breaks away and moves out of range.
Ahma misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Ahma.
Ahma tries to land a leg kick but Lermontov saw it coming and moves away.
Lermontov lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lermontov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lermontov moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
Lermontov misses with a right hand
and Ahma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
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 Fiyero Lermontov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ahma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lermontov cracks Ahma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Ahma lands with an uppercut that bounces Lermontov off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Lermontov misses its intended target.
Ahma throws a hook but Lermontov blocks it.
Ahma lunges at Lermontov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lermontov's hand.
Lermontov is rocked!
Fiyero Lermontov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahma slips under a jab from Lermontov.
Oh Lermontov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab, jab by Ahma - just one landing.
Ahma misses the shot to the body.
Lermontov clobbers Ahma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lermontov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lermontov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahma counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma scores with a nice head shot.
Ahma throws a big shot that misses.
Ahma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lermontov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lermontov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahma.
Lermontov scores with a jab. Ahma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ahma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lermontov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahma takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ahma throws a looping overhand right but Lermontov ducks down to avoid it.
Lermontov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lermontov tries to land a leg kick but Ahma saw it coming and moves away.
Lermontov cracks Ahma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Ahma.
Lermontov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Lermontov misses.
Lermontov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
Lermontov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ahma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lermontov. That did some damage!
Ahma with a nice calf kick.
Ahma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lermontov moves away from the strike by Ahma.
Lermontov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Ahma.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lermontov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ahma momentarily.
Lermontov lands with a cross.
Verneri Ahma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ahma throws a big shot that misses.
Lermontov staying out of range there.
Lermontov missing with a left hand there. Ahma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lermontov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lermontov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahma has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ahma has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lermontov.
Lermontov scores with a jab.
Ahma tries to clinch but Lermontov is having none of it.
Lermontov misses with a straight right.
Lermontov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahma throws out a loose jab but Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov avoids the head kick by Ahma.
Lermontov throws out a loose jab but Ahma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lermontov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahma.
Ahma just misses with a punch to the body.
Lermontov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ahma is out of range and Lermontov settles back down.
It seemed like Ahma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lermontov takes a swing at Ahma's ribcage but misses.
Ahma flicks out a counter leg kick but Lermontov steps away.
Lermontov scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands with an overhand left.
Lermontov scores with a spinning back kick!
Ahma throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Ahma throws a body punch but Lermontov moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lermontov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lermontov.
Lermontov checks the leg kick.
Ahma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lermontov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ahma scrambles back to his feet.
Ahma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lermontov is out of range and Ahma settles back down.
Ahma lands with an overhand left.
Lermontov throws a series of strikes that have Ahma backpedaling.
Ahma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lermontov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahma slips a straight right by Lermontov.
Lermontov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
A punch lands to the side of Lermontov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahma staying out of range there.
Lermontov misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ahma tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahma throws a shot from downtown. Lermontov moves away and avoids it.
Lermontov defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand.
Lermontov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahma closes the distance and clinches.
Ahma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahma prevents Lermontov from breaking the clinch.
Ahma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lermontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahma is looking to clinch but Lermontov is avoiding it.
Lermontov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lermontov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big left from Ahma misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lermontov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahma's hands.
Lermontov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lermontov missing with a left hand there. Ahma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahma with the inside leg kick.
Ahma throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lermontov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahma has time to react.
Lermontov misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahma misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahma misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Lermontov.
Lermontov checks a leg kick.
Ahma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahma on the side of the head.
A jab from Ahma misses.
Lermontov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lermontov connects with a crisp jab.
Lermontov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lermontov slips a jab from Ahma.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lermontov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahma.
Lermontov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahma slips a straight right by Lermontov.
The crowd cheers as Lermontov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahma doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lermontov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahma appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lermontov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lermontov checks a leg kick.
Lermontov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ahma.
Lermontov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lermontov throws a looping overhand right but Ahma ducks down to avoid it.
Ahma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lermontov.
Lermontov throws the kick towards the body but Ahma avoids it.
Lermontov misses with a hook.
Lermontov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ahma.
Lermontov loads up on a big right hand but Ahma slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Ahma.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lermontov.
Lermontov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lermontov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lermontov sizes up Ahma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lermontov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lermontov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lermontov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ahma to counter with a crisp jab.
Lermontov lands a right hook to the body.
Ahma loads up on a big right hand but Lermontov slips the punch.
Lermontov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahma throws out the jab.
Lermontov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lermontov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ahma has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lermontov.
Lermontov throws a wild body kick that Ahma sees coming a mile off.
Lermontov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahma circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lermontov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ahma follows Lermontov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Verneri Ahma!
During a confident post fight interview, Verneri Ahma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detkhunjon Sitsongrit (ranked 58 p4p, 419 weight class) and Aaron Petrov (ranked 4 p4p, 24 weight class). Petrov has chosen Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin as his entrance music. Detkhunjon Sitsongrit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aaron Petrov's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Detkhunjon Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov thows a body kick. Sitsongrit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sitsongrit with a body shot.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a slapping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrov.
Sitsongrit lands a right hook to the body.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sitsongrit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
Petrov throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Good shot there by Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with the body kick
and Sitsongrit counters with an outside leg kick.
Petrov is looking to land body kicks.
Petrov looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Sitsongrit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrov is rocked!
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit scores with a counter punch that sends Petrov to the canvas! Sitsongrit smells blood - he's punishing Petrov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Petrov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Detkhunjon Sitsongrit!
Detkhunjon Sitsongrit retains his bantamweight title!
After the fight, Detkhunjon Sitsongrit was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 362 p4p, 89 weight class) and Aramis Knox (ranked 43 p4p, 14 weight class). Knox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You're Going Down | Sick Puppies. 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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aramis Knox!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Nice straight punches there by Darwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darwin.
 It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Knox thuds a left hand into Darwin's body.
Darwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Darwin dodges the punch combination from Knox.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Darwin's head coaches at Punch Out Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Knox tries to clinch but Darwin moves out of range.
Knox lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Darwin does it's job there.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Darwin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox slips under a jab from Darwin.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knox slips under a jab from Darwin.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darwin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Knox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Darwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Darwin slips a jab from Knox.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Darwin is just out of range.
Darwin scores with a sloppy right hand. Knox should have avoided that one.
Darwin connects with a single shot there.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Darwin slips the punch.
Darwin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Darwin misses.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knox defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darwin in his tracks.
Darwin throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Darwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charlie Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knox tries to clinch up.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Darwin.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Knox misses.
Darwin needs to keep his hands up - Knox had a free shot at his head there.
A slow jab from Darwin misses its intended target.
Knox throws a hook but Darwin blocks it.
Knox is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Darwin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Darwin walks into a left hand.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox slips a straight right by Darwin.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox throws out a counter right but Darwin avoids it with no problem.
Darwin throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox throws out a counter right but Darwin avoids it with no problem.
Knox lands a nice hook to Darwin's body. Darwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox swings for the body but Darwin moves out of range.
It looked like Darwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darwin on the side of the head.
Knox slips under a jab.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Knox is looking for the big counter here.
Knox slips a straight right by Darwin.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox works Darwin's body with a nice hook.
Knox defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Darwin misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Darwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin blocks a jab.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knox, as that shot connected.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darwin cracks Knox with a good jab.
Nice cross by Knox.
Darwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox thuds a left hand into Darwin's body.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Darwin's head.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Darwin misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Knox in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox moves away from the strike by Darwin.
Darwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Darwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Darwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knox works Darwin's body with a nice hook.
Knox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knox moves out of range as Darwin strikes.
Knox works Darwin's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a jab.
Knox connects with the punch.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Darwin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
Knox connects with a jab.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Knox slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a right hand to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Darwin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Darwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Darwin misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darwin looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Knox changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knox.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darwin.
Knox lands a jab to Darwin's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox scores with a hook.
Knox lands with a hook. Darwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darwin momentarily.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Darwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darwin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darwin staying out of range there.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Darwin throwing a counter right hand but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
Knox lands a slapping body shot.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darwin throws a hook but Knox avoids it easily.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Darwin moved out of range.
Aramis Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Knox.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darwin.
Darwin gets tackled into the cage by Knox. Knox maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Knox.
Knox prevents a body shot from Darwin.
Knox prevents a body shot from Darwin.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darwin throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darwin.
Knox scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Darwin.
Darwin misses with a hook
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Darwin slips the punch.
Darwin takes one on the button.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Darwin takes one on the button.
Knox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darwin.
Darwin misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Knox.
Knox lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darwin takes one on the button.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Darwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knox tries to clinch but Darwin moves out of range.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Knox.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox cracks Darwin with an open hand slap.
Knox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darwin ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darwin misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox scores with a body shot.
Darwin misses with a straight right.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darwin misses with a right hand
and Knox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knox lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Darwin at a distance.
Knox throws a right hand that Darwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Darwin also avoids with ease.
Knox moves out of range as Darwin strikes.
Knox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darwin throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Knox lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Darwin throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Knox catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Knox. That snapped Darwin's head back.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darwin.
Knox misses with a looping left.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have Darwin backpedaling.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Knox's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knox slips a jab from Darwin.
Knox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Knox.
Darwin is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Darwin takes one on the button.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darwin under the eye.
Knox lands a right hook to the body.
Darwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox misses with a two punch combination.
Darwin slips under a jab from Knox.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Knox staying out of range there.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knox moves out of range as Darwin strikes.
Nice defenses there by Knox.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Darwin cracks Knox with a right hand to the side of the head.
Knox catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Knox moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knox lands a nice hook to Darwin's body. Darwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Darwin moved out of range.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darwin momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox misses with an uppercut. Darwin saw that one coming.
Darwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands with an overhand left.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Darwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darwin loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Darwin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox catches Darwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knox works Darwin's body with a nice hook.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Darwin's head.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Darwin.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin connects with a right hand. Knox shakes it off.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox scores with a jab. Darwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Knox steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darwin.
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox misses with a hook.
Darwin misses with a hook.
Knox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Darwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good shot there by Knox.
Darwin misses with a looping left.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin misses with an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Knox works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Knox scores with a three punch combo!
Darwin is rocked!
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Darwin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Darwin in his tracks.
Darwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darwin swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox moves away from the strike by Darwin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin lunges at Knox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knox's hand.
Darwin seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aramis Knox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Aramis Knox's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Darwin misses with a right hand
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Knox gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darwin.
A jab from Darwin does it's job there.
Darwin walks into a jab.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Knox.
Darwin cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Knox throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darwin thinking.
Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
An attempted straight right counter from Darwin misses the target.
Darwin throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox connects with the punch.
Knox clinches with his opponent.
Darwin prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Knox works on Darwin's body with a couple of short punches.
Darwin struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
Knox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Knox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darwin backwards.
Knox breaks from the clinch.
Darwin avoids the body shot from Knox.
Darwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Darwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darwin throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darwin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Darwin's shoulder, as Darwin tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Darwin misses the target.
Knox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darwin.
Charlie Darwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox moves out of range as Darwin strikes.
Darwin throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Darwin misses with an uppercut. Knox saw that one coming.
Knox is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Darwin with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox scores with a jab. Darwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darwin.
Darwin is looking to counter punch.
Knox scores with a punch to the head.
Darwin cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Knox lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Darwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Knox tries to bum rush Darwin with a series of wild strikes but Darwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Knox throws a hook but Darwin avoids it easily.
Darwin misses the jab.
Darwin lands a jab to the nose.
Knox moves out of range as Darwin strikes.
Darwin throws an off balance right hand
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks to land a combination but Darwin avoids it well.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Darwin walks into a left hand.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Knox.
Darwin misses with a hook. Knox ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Knox misses its intended target.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Darwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darwin connects with a jab.
Darwin misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Darwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Knox defending well as Darwin loads up on a big left hand.
Darwin misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darwin. Darwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Knox blocks a jab.
Aramis Knox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Darwin misses with a left hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Darwin throws a big shot that misses.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darwin.
Darwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Knox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Knox staying out of range there.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Darwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darwin throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Darwin misses.
Knox digs a good body shot into Darwin's ribs.
Knox jabs at Darwin's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aramis Knox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aramis Knox!
Aramis Knox is the new lightweight champion!
Aramis Knox very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 374 p4p, 665 weight class) and Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 55 p4p, 83 weight class). Orochi comes to the cage accompanied by RISE - I Prevail. McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jim Bob McDonald has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald works the jab nicely.
McDonald misses with an uppercut. Orochi saw that one coming.
Orochi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Orochi.
McDonald shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orochi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orochi throws a good cross that connects.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonald stuns Orochi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McDonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orochi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McDonald moves out of range as Orochi throws a body kick.
Good exchange - McDonald coming out on top.
Jim Bob McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
Orochi looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Orochi looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
Orochi connects with a crisp jab.
Orochi throws a series of punches but McDonald avoids them all with ease.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Orochi looks for the body kick but McDonald saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonald.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Orochi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orochi throws a leg kick which misses McDonald's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonald tries to avoid it.
Orochi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McDonald is able to avoid easily.
McDonald takes a swing at Orochi's ribcage but misses.
Orochi misses with a kick to the body.
Orochi keeps McDonald at a distance using the push kick.
McDonald throws a shot from downtown. Orochi moves away and avoids it.
Orochi scores with a nice right hand.
McDonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Doppo Orochi has been cut.
Orochi misses the body punch
and McDonald counters with a left to the body.
Orochi throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonald counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orochi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Orochi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orochi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch but Orochi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
Orochi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from McDonald misses.
McDonald cracks Orochi with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orochi.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orochi ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald checks a low kick from Orochi.
Crunch! Orochi slams his shin into McDonald's torso.
McDonald lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Orochi goes down and covers up as McDonald starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Pereira Carvalho (ranked 513 p4p, 516 weight class) and Dom Severini (ranked 80 p4p, 81 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Pereira Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Severini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira Carvalho defending well as Severini loads up on a big left hand.
Pereira Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Severini.
Pereira Carvalho slips a jab from Severini.
Severini looking to score a takedown here. Pereira Carvalho is defending well but Severini drives through and ends up in Pereira Carvalho's guard.
Pereira Carvalho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Severini wants to pass the guard but Pereira Carvalho is keeping the position.
Severini passes Pereira Carvalho's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Severini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pereira Carvalho's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pereira Carvalho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Severini scores with a couple of nice shots.
Severini working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Severini seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severini working over Pereira Carvalho with some ground and pound. Pereira Carvalho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pereira Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Severini thows a huge punch but Pereira Carvalho dodges it nicely.
Severini wants to pass to mount but Pereira Carvalho is defending the position.
Severini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pereira Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Severini.
Severini is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pereira Carvalho sees it coming and defends easily.
Severini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Severini sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pereira Carvalho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Severini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severini throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Severini there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pereira Carvalho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Severini.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Severini is trying to control. Pereira Carvalho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Severini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Severini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Severini landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Severini thows a huge punch but Pereira Carvalho dodges it nicely.
Severini is keen to just control but Pereira Carvalho is a slippery customer.
Severini drops an elbow to the side of Pereira Carvalho's head.
It looks like Samuel Pereira Carvalho has been cut.
Severini lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Severini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Severini.
Severini throwing shots but Pereira Carvalho is blocking nicely.
Severini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Severini working over Pereira Carvalho with some ground and pound. Pereira Carvalho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Severini seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Severini scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Severini missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pereira Carvalho taking some punishment here, with Severini in his half guard.
Severini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Severini throws a strike but Pereira Carvalho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Severini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Severini missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pereira Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Severini trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Severini works over Pereira Carvalho with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Severini's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut is getting worse.
Severini is in close to Pereira Carvalho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jeez, Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samuel Pereira Carvalho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dom Severini!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dom Severini thanked Conviction for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Shamrock (ranked 280 p4p, 533 weight class) and Gauthier Delisle (ranked 41 p4p, 83 weight class). Gauthier Delisle is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delisle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Delisle lands in his opponent's guard.
Delisle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Delisle wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Delisle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Delisle is pressing down on Shamrock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shamrock is holding on for now.
Delisle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Delisle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shamrock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shamrock is trying to control but can't.
Delisle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two 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.
Delisle controlling the action here.
Delisle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamrock's head.
Delisle controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shamrock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delisle.
Delisle shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamrock is looking to counter punch.
Delisle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
It looks like Gauthier Delisle has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delisle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a double jab
and Delisle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Delisle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delisle trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Delisle tries to free his leg and advance position but Shamrock is retaining full guard.
Delisle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Delisle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shamrock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Delisle has managed to get both his arms back between Shamrock's legs - danger averted.
Delisle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to keep Delisle in close.
Delisle 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.
Delisle won't allow Shamrock to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delisle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamrock throws a jab when Delisle was well out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delisle scores with a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Delisle wants to pass the guard but Shamrock is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delisle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delisle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Delisle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Delisle moves out of range of the strikes.
Stan Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delisle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shamrock defends well and Delisle ends up having to push Shamrock into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Delisle dives in and grabs Shamrock's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes down on Delisle's head and hops out.
Stan Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Delisle.
Delisle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shamrock's half guard.
Delisle is looking to advance position but Shamrock won't allow it.
Delisle is looking to take a break and control but Shamrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shamrock is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle trying to mount his opponent but Shamrock defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Delisle in particular looking to stall.
Shamrock is controlling Delisle's trapped leg to prevent Delisle from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delisle wants to free his trapped foot but Shamrock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Delisle is working for a kimura but Shamrock is defending it quite comfortably.
Delisle stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamrock wants to get back to full guard.
Delisle trying to control the action but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Delisle.
Delisle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delisle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Delisle fails with the takedown.
Delisle takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a lunging right hand
and Delisle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delisle is trying to control the action in half guard but Shamrock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Delisle is working for an americana but Shamrock has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Delisle was thinking about the submission.
Shamrock controls Delisle momentarily but Delisle frees himself.
Delisle stays in close to Shamrock's body and controls the position.
Delisle trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Delisle slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Delisle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shamrock as he jumps to the side.
Delisle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock gets caught flat footed, as Delisle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delisle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shamrock looking for a sweep. Not yet Shamrock, not yet.
Delisle advances to half guard.
Delisle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Delisle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Delisle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shamrock!
Delisle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Delisle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shamrock is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delisle is working for a kimura but Shamrock is defending it quite comfortably.
Shamrock is staying active underneath Delisle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle is pressing down on Shamrock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shamrock is holding on for now.
Delisle not doing much here.
Delisle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shamrock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shamrock wants to control but Delisle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Delisle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Stan Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamrock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delisle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delisle's back!
Gauthier Delisle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Delisle biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Delisle trying to control the hands but Shamrock won't let him.
Delisle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
I really don't envy Delisle right now.
Gauthier Delisle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delisle keeps trying to improve his position.
What can Delisle do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Delisle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Delisle is in bad spot here.
Shamrock is trying to stick to Delisle's back but Delisle is turning into Shamrock. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Shamrock's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Delisle.
Shamrock is adopting a defensive guard.
Delisle 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delisle trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shamrock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Delisle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Delisle forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gauthier Delisle.
I've got Delisle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Delisle!
After winning the bout, Gauthier Delisle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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pop
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RATING
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