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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Dead (ranked 3164 p4p, 3315 weight class) and Yancy Makaki Iii (ranked 404 p4p, 424 weight class). Makaki Iii has chosen Fancy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evil Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yancy Makaki Iii!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead throws a body shot but no joy.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Dead is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Makaki Iii moved out of range nicely.
Makaki Iii stuns Dead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dead throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makaki Iii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dead throws a right and a left that Makaki Iii avoids nicely.
Dead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makaki Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makaki Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Dead off balance momentarily.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
Dead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makaki Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Yancy Makaki Iii has been cut.
Makaki Iii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dead.
Dead throws a shot from downtown. Makaki Iii moves away and avoids it.
Dead scores with a punch to the head.
Makaki Iii throws a leg kick but Dead moved away.
Makaki Iii takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Makaki Iii throws a low kick but Dead moves out of range easily.
Dead throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makaki Iii's head.
Makaki Iii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dead.
Makaki Iii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Makaki Iii is rocked!
Makaki Iii gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Dead gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Dead!
During a confident post fight interview, Evil Dead thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Yancy Makaki Iii stepped up to the mic, saying 'Don�t Worry Fans I�ll Train Hard And Win Next Fight '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronie Cash (ranked 2999 p4p, 2650 weight class) and Polliisi Partio (ranked 393 p4p, 358 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronie Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Polliisi Partio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Partio wants to break free but Cash has control.
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Partio manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cash.
Polliisi Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partio shoots in and drives through. Cash sprawls well.
Cash scores with a body shot.
Cash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Partio's sensitive parts.
Cash swings for the body but Partio moves out of range.
Cash lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio clinches with his opponent.
Partio tries to circle away but Cash has him pinned against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cash.
Cash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Partio manages to break the clinch.
Partio tries to close the distance and clinch but Cash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cash half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Partio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio scores with a hook to the body. Cash takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Partio.
Cash appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ronie Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polliisi Partio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio scores with a head kick.
Partio tries to clinch up.
A jab from Partio finds it's way through Cash's defenses.
Partio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Partio. No joy for Cash on that attempt.
Cash misses with a wild body shot.
Partio throws a big counter head kick but Cash avoids it with no problem.
Partio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cash is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Partio has his hands clasped together but Cash extends and breaks Partio's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Cash.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronie Cash!
Ronie Cash managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Savage Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Remy Jacquard (ranked 1195 p4p, 2144 weight class) and Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 129 p4p, 214 weight class). Escobar Chavez has chosen Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Remy Jacquard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 12 - 6, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Jacquard.
Jacquard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jacquard scores with a leg kick.
Jacquard misses with a straight left.
Jacquard looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Jacquard moves out of range.
Jacquard shoots for a takedown but Escobar Chavez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacquard lands a head shot.
Jacquard checks a leg kick.
Jacquard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jacquard throws a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick as Jacquard jumps back.
Jacquard lands a nice hook to Escobar Chavez's body. Escobar Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Escobar Chavez misses.
Jacquard is looking to counter punch.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Jacquard was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick from Jacquard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar Chavez there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacquard was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacquard doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar Chavez walks into a jab.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Jacquard.
Jacquard backing away here, and Escobar Chavez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Jacquard looks to throw the jab but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Jacquard's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacquard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez tries to move into range but Jacquard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacquard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escobar Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jacquard slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacquard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Escobar Chavez scores with a jab.
Jacquard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Jacquard's ribs.
Jacquard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escobar Chavez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Remy Jacquard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacquard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jacquard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar Chavez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jacquard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Escobar Chavez misses.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacquard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacquard throws a front kick aimed at Escobar Chavez's knee but Escobar Chavez avoids it well.
Jacquard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Jacquard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jacquard throws a looping overhand right but Escobar Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Jacquard misses with a hook.
Jacquard thows a leg kick but Escobar Chavez checks it
and Jacquard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jacquard rather than just go for the knockout.
Jacquard scores with a hook.
Jacquard throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Jacquard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacquard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacquard throws a front kick that sends Escobar Chavez stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar Chavez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Escobar Chavez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jacquard is out of range.
Escobar Chavez defending well as Jacquard loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jacquard misses with an uppercut
and Jacquard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Jacquard.
Jacquard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Escobar Chavez can pounce on him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jacquard, as that shot connected.
Escobar Chavez moves away from the strike by Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escobar Chavez lands a leg kick that knocks Jacquard off balance momentarily.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a left to the body.
Jacquard throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar Chavez's shoulder, as Escobar Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Jacquard misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez is looking to clinch.
Jacquard throws out a loose jab but Escobar Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacquard throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Escobar Chavez counter with a right hand.
Jacquard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Escobar Chavez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Jacquard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jacquard throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
And Jacquard counters with a quick kick to the body but Escobar Chavez blocks it.
Jacquard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacquard.
Jacquard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
Escobar Chavez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar Chavez tries to clinch up.
Jacquard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jacquard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar Chavez can do to turn this around?
Jacquard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Jacquard slips the punch.
Jacquard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez tries to work over Jacquard's front leg with a kick but Jacquard checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Jacquard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacquard misses with a left hand
and Escobar Chavez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Jacquard saw that one coming.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jacquard checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Jacquard misses.
Jacquard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacquard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Jacquard misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Jacquard.
Jacquard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jacquard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries to counter with a clinch but Jacquard shakes him off and moves away.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez connects with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Jacquard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar Chavez under the eye.
Jacquard moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacquard misses with a straight right.
Escobar Chavez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar Chavez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacquard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacquard throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar Chavez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard swinging wildly here.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
Remy Jacquard is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Jacquard throws a big shot that misses.
Jacquard throws a head kick that misses.
Jacquard swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jacquard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
Jacquard scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Escobar Chavez as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard misses with an uppercut
and Escobar Chavez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jacquard thinking.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Jacquard was well out of range.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
Jacquard misses with a lunging right hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jacquard.
Jacquard scores with a jab to the body.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacquard lands a glancing blow to the side of Escobar Chavez's head.
Jacquard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
Jacquard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jacquard loads up on a big right hand but Escobar Chavez slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jacquard moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacquard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacquard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escobar Chavez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacquard throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
Jacquard throws a jab when Escobar Chavez was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Escobar Chavez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jacquard.
Jacquard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacquard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez avoids the body shot from Jacquard.
Jacquard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
A little feinted left hand from Jacquard 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.
Remy Jacquard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jacquard scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacquard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Escobar Chavez! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jacquard throws a nice looking combination but Escobar Chavez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Escobar Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacquard is just out of range.
Jacquard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacquard. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacquard moves away.
Escobar Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jacquard misses the jab.
Escobar Chavez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jacquard misses with a looping right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jacquard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jacquard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jacquard throws a lazy right hand but Escobar Chavez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jacquard swings for the body but Escobar Chavez moves out of range.
Jacquard misses with a body shot.
And Escobar Chavez responds with a good body kick, but Jacquard manages to step out the way in time.
Jacquard looks to land a left hand but Escobar Chavez moved out of range nicely.
Escobar Chavez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a leg kick but Jacquard checks it.
Jacquard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacquards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jacquard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escobar Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a good cross that connects.
Escobar Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacquard.
Jacquard lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacquard misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
Jacquard moves out of range of the body kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez tries a low kick but Jacquard avoids it.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Jacquard moves out of range.
It looked like Jacquard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Jacquard moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Jacquard.
A swing and a miss from Jacquard.
Jacquard connects with a single shot there.
Escobar Chavez gets a clinch.
Jacquard manages to break the clinch.
Jacquard throws a lazy body kick
and Escobar Chavez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escobar Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jacquard checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacquard.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacquard.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Escobar Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jacquard throws a leg kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range as Jacquard strikes.
Escobar Chavez lands with a straight right. Jacquard didn't see that one coming.
Jacquard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jacquard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Escobar Chavez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacquard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jacquard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar Chavez moves out of range of the body kick.
Escobar Chavez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacquard. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez throws a body kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Jacquard misses with a left hand
and Escobar Chavez counters with a right hand to the body.
Jacquard throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquard misses with an uppercut. Escobar Chavez saw that one coming.
Escobar Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar Chavez scores with a shot 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!
Escobar Chavez tries to move into range but Jacquard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jacquard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobar Chavezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jacquard.
Jacquard blocks a head kick by Escobar Chavez.
Remy Jacquard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobar Chavez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escobar Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jacquard scores with a jab.
Jacquard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Jacquard misses.
Jacquard scores with a decent looking hook.
Jacquard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jacquard was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Jacquard is looking to counter with head kicks.
Escobar Chavez misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Jacquard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacquard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Jacquard!
Remy Jacquard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 3027 p4p, 2655 weight class) and Severo Del Bosque (ranked 376 p4p, 339 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Del Bosque's choice of entrance music: Mimosa - Drippin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 39 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Butabi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Butabi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Del Bosque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butabi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butabi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Bosque throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Del Bosque scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butabi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Del Bosque misses the jab.
Del Bosque will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Butabi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Del Bosque.
Butabi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Bosque moves away from the strike by Butabi.
Del Bosque is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Butabi with a body shot.
Del Bosque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butabi throws a big shot that misses.
Del Bosque misses with a body shot
and Del Bosque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Del Bosque throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick.
Del Bosque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick
and Butabi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butabi digs a good hook to Del Bosque's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Del Bosque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Butabi misses the target.
Del Bosque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Del Bosque tries to move into range but Butabi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Del Bosque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butabi.
Del Bosque only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Del Bosque lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque lets loose with a powerful body kick. Butabi will feel that in the morning.
Severo Del Bosque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butabi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Del Bosque connects with a leg kick.
Butabi sizes up Del Bosque with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Butabi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butabi blocks a jab.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but Butabi checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butabi checks a leg kick.
Del Bosque is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butabi.
An attempted straight right counter from Butabi misses the target.
Butabi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Butabi.
Butabi misses with a wild body shot.
Butabi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Del Bosque's hands.
Butabi misses the shot to the body.
Butabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Bosque.
Butabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Bosque is just out of range.
Del Bosque slips a jab from Butabi.
Butabi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butabi checks a leg kick.
Butabi is looking to counter punch.
Butabi lands with a shot to the body.
Del Bosque lands a nice shot that snaps Butabi's head back.
Butabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Bosque throws out the jab.
Del Bosque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butabi staying out of range there.
Butabi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Bosque swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve Butabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butabi loads up on a big right hand but Del Bosque slips the punch.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick
and Butabi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butabi misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi lands a body shot.
Butabi jabs at Del Bosque's body.
Butabi throws the left hand but Del Bosque avoids the punch easily.
Del Bosque throws a counter combo.
Del Bosque misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Del Bosque misses its intended target.
Butabi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Del Bosque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butabi throws a jab when Del Bosque was well out of range.
Del Bosque throws a big shot that misses.
Butabi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Butabi misses its intended target.
Butabi catches Del Bosque with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butabi misses with a looping right.
Butabi looks to land a combination but Del Bosque avoids it well.
Butabi misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Bosque swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Butabi throwing a counter right hand but Del Bosque manages to avoid it.
Del Bosque cracks Butabi with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butabi throws out a loose jab but Del Bosque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Bosque appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Butabi cracks Del Bosque with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butabi misses with a hook
and Del Bosque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Butabi, as that shot connected.
Del Bosque throws a push kick but Butabi slaps the foot to one side.
Butabi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Del Bosque throws an overhand right that lands on Butabi's shoulder, as Butabi tries to avoid the shot.
Del Bosque throws a body kick that misses.
Butabi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Butabi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Butabi is trying to get an arm triangle but Del Bosque is defending well.
Butabi tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Butabi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Butabi throws a lazy right hand but Del Bosque sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butabi misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Butabi lands.
Butabi ducks under a wild hook from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butabi.
Butabi misses with a body shot.
A big right from Butabi misses.
Butabi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Bosque slips a straight right by Butabi.
Butabi slips a jab and a cross from Del Bosque.
A counter left hand to the body from Butabi misses its target.
Butabi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Del Bosque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Del Bosque misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butabi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Bosque can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosque throws a jab but it's blocked by Butabi.
Del Bosque throws an off balance right hand
and Butabi counters with a left and a right that stings Del Bosque.
Butabi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butabi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Bosque looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Del Bosque lands with an uppercut that bounces Butabi off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi slips under a jab.
Del Bosque will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Butabi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Bosque in his tracks.
Butabi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Del Bosque throws a body shot but no joy.
Butabi digs a good body shot into Del Bosque's ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Del Bosque 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.
Butabi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Del Bosque quickly recovers to half guard.
Butabi passes to side control.
Butabi tries to move to full mount but Del Bosque actually manages to regain half guard.
Butabi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Bosque is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Butabi seems to be working for a kimura but Del Bosque defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi wants to pass the guard but Del Bosque is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Bosque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Butabi looking to pass the guard.
Butabi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Del Bosque is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Del Bosque has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi working for submissions but it's allowed Del Bosque to get to half guard.
Butabi tries to roll over but Del Bosque keeps him under control.
Butabi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Butabi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Butabi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Del Bosque pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Butabi is in trouble now - Del Bosque has advanced to mount!
Del Bosque prevents Butabi from getting the reversal.
Del Bosque manages to capitalize on a mistake by Butabi to take his back!
Del Bosque doesn't have the hooks in and Butabi manages to turn into his guard.
Del Bosque is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Butabi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Bosque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Del Bosque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Del Bosque keeping full guard, as Butabi tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Butabi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Butabi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Butabi lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque misses with a body kick.
Del Bosque drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Butabi misses with an uppercut.
Del Bosque lands with a straight right. Butabi didn't see that one coming.
Del Bosque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Del Bosque throws a shot from downtown. Butabi moves away and avoids it.
Del Bosque connects with a solid leg kick.
Del Bosque on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Del Bosque misses.
Butabi shoots in and bounces Del Bosque off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butabi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Bosque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butabi is looking to advance position but Del Bosque has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Butabi turns into Del Bosque and is now in his guard.
Butabi is fighting to break Del Bosque's control of his arms but Del Bosque is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Butabi is looking to pass into half guard but Del Bosque pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Del Bosque is in guard.
Butabi is looking for a triangle but Del Bosque pushes his legs off easily.
Del Bosque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Butabi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Del Bosque has passed into half guard!
Butabi wants to get back to full guard.
Severo Del Bosque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque stalling.
Butabi is looking for a sweep. Del Bosque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butabi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butabi tries to roll over but Del Bosque keeps him under control.
Del Bosque not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butabi wants to get back to full guard.
Del Bosque trying to control the pace.
Butabi wants to sweep but Del Bosque has passed to side control!
Steve Butabi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Butabi struggling a bit here.
Del Bosque tries to move to mount but Butabi blocks the move with his legs.
Butabi tries to bench press Del Bosque off him but Del Bosque keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Butabi struggling a bit here.
Del Bosque moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Butabi wants to control but Del Bosque postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Butabi misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Butabi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Del Bosque doesn't seem phased though.
Butabi swings for the body but Del Bosque moves out of range.
Del Bosque lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butabi just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Bosque throws out a counter right but Butabi avoids it with no problem.
Butabi walks into a straight right hand from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque throws the left hand but Butabi avoids the punch easily.
Steve Butabi is winning the standup battle so far.
Butabi checks the leg kick.
Butabi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Del Bosque in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Severo Del Bosque.
I think Butabi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Butabi!
Our winner, Steve Butabi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Severo Del Bosque spoke after the fight, saying 'Don’t Worry Ill Be Back Fans'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 1574 p4p, 1821 weight class) and Spanky Loco (ranked 237 p4p, 270 weight class). Loco is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Barrie - My everything . This should be a great matchup!
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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 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spanky Loco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich throws a front kick aimed at Loco's knee but Loco avoids it well.
Spanky Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loco is defended easily by Mikhasevich.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mikhasevich.
Loco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mikhasevich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mikhasevich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spanky Loco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich lunges at Loco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Loco's hand.
It looks like Spanky Loco has been cut.
Loco with a poor takedown
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikhasevich as he jumps to the side.
Gennady Mikhasevich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Loco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mikhasevich as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Loco or perhaps it was just good defense by Mikhasevich, which made it look bad.
Loco looks to land a right hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range.
Loco shoots and misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikhasevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikhasevich looks for the body kick but Loco saw that one coming.
Loco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loco throws a combination that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a body kick.
Mikhasevich walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loco checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loco misses with a takedown
and Mikhasevich counters with a left to the body.
Loco looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich stuns Loco with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loco shoots in looking for a takedown. Mikhasevich tries to sprawl out of it but Loco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mikhasevich manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Loco misses with a takedown
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mikhasevich counters with a beautiful punch that sends Loco to the canvas!
Loco is rocked!
Mikhasevich is looking to work some ground and pound but Loco has wrist control.
Loco keeping moving, preventing Mikhasevich from controlling successfully.
Mikhasevich postures up in Loco's guard and throws a big left but Loco blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loco avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loco has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Loco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mikhasevich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mikhasevich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mikhasevich is pushing down on Loco's leg trying to pass to half guard. Loco is fighting to maintain full guard but Mikhasevich has managed to sneak the leg through.
Loco trying to hold on to Mikhasevich's head to control him but Mikhasevich postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Loco tries to get to full guard but Mikhasevich has control of the leg.
Mikhasevich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mikhasevich is pressing down on Loco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Loco is holding on for now.
Loco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loco actively working from the bottom here.
Mikhasevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Loco defending well though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gennady Mikhasevich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spanky Loco's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mikhasevich lands a glancing blow to the side of Loco's head.
Loco misses with a head kick.
Loco shoots in but Mikhasevich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gennady Mikhasevich is winning the standup battle so far.
Mikhasevich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Loco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mikhasevich momentarily.
Loco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mikhasevich is fending him off so far but Loco persists. Nope, Mikhasevich circles away and we're back to standing.
Mikhasevich is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Mikhasevich.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mikhasevich sprawls well. Mikhasevich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loco gets slowly back to his feet.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spanky Loco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?
Loco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mikhasevich misses with a body shot.
Loco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mikhasevich as he avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter with head kicks.
Loco avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loco shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mikhasevich tests Loco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mikhasevich misses with a body kick.
Loco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Loco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mikhasevich!
Mikhasevich seems a little lost for a moment, as Loco dominates the positioning.
Mikhasevich sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco controlling the action here.
Mikhasevich is looking to improve his position.
Mikhasevich looking for submissions off his back.
Mikhasevich is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mikhasevich wants to control but Loco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Loco wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Loco goes for a double leg but Mikhasevich avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mikhasevich continues to drive forward.
Mikhasevich appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Loco.
Mikhasevich lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws a big shot that misses.
Mikhasevich cracks Loco with a good jab.
Loco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mikhasevich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mikhasevich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loco trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikhasevich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhasevich working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gennady Mikhasevich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spanky Loco's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loco.
Loco swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Loco or perhaps it was just good defense by Mikhasevich, which made it look bad.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spanky Loco.
Mikhasevich throws a leg kick which misses Loco's front leg but catches the back leg as Loco tries to avoid it.
Loco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loco throws a sloppy head kick
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Loco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Loco is defended easily by Mikhasevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich tries to score with a low kick but Loco moves his leg out of the way.
Loco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mikhasevich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loco checks it well.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loco scores with a nice right hand.
Loco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mikhasevich circles away.
Loco fails with a takedown attempt.
Mikhasevich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Loco backs away, Mikhasevich returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mikhasevich stuffs the takedown.
Loco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich lands a jab to the nose.
Loco is still on wobbly legs! Can Mikhasevich finish him?
Loco is aggressively charging in as Mikhasevich backs up avoiding any damage. Mikhasevich tosses out a jab and Loco runs right into it face first! Loco is out cold! Mikhasevich dropped down on all fours and is barking in Loco's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gennady Mikhasevich!
Gennady Mikhasevich thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Darwin (ranked 1148 p4p, 1827 weight class) and Enzo Salvatore (ranked 155 p4p, 242 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Salvatore's choice of entrance music: Reich mir die Hand. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore misses with a double jab
and Darwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvatore lands a high kick!
Darwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Darwin throws a head kick that Salvatore semi-blocks.
Darwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Heart of the BloodBath in the buildup to the fight.
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.
Salvatore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Darwin if he has to take too many more of those.
Salvatore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salvatore tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.
Salvatore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salvatore tries to clinch there but Darwin circles away.
Salvatore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Darwin to the mat! Darwin manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvatore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Darwin is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darwin is on top in guard.
Darwin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Salvatore wants to sweep but no luck.
Darwin stands and steps away. Salvatore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salvatore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salvatore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Salvatore scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Darwin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salvatore throws a shot to the body.
Salvatore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salvatore ducks under a wild hook from Darwin.
Darwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
Salvatore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Darwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Darwin misses with a hook
and Salvatore counters with a three punch combo that has Darwin backing up. Darwin nods at Salvatore to acknowledge the strikes.
Darwin throws a looping overhand right but Salvatore ducks down to avoid it.
Darwin throws a good cross that connects.
Salvatore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Salvatore.
Darwin looks to move to half guard but instead Salvatore has passed into mount! Damn!
Darwin tries to reverse the position but Salvatore maintains control.
Salvatore landing punches.
Salvatore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Salvatore misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Salvatore is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore landing strikes from the mount.
Salvatore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salvatore pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darwin working to try and regain half guard.
Salvatore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darwin is looking to escape.
Salvatore punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Enzo Salvatore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Darwin.
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Darwin but Darwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salvatore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Darwin circles away.
Salvatore throws a head kick that misses
and Darwin counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick lands for Darwin.
Darwin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salvatore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charlie Darwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Salvatore.
Salvatore shoots for a takedown but Darwin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salvatore fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Darwin to the ground. Salvatore is now in Darwin's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Salvatore wanted to stand there but Darwin had control of the position.
Salvatore trying to control the position from guard on top but Darwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darwin trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Darwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Darwin, not yet.
Darwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Salvatore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Darwin circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darwin.
Salvatore shoots in but Darwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salvatore wants to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore connects with a high kick.
Enzo Salvatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin digs a good body shot into Salvatore's ribs.
Salvatore shoots in looking for a takedown but Darwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salvatore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Darwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Darwin.
Darwin lands with a straight right. Salvatore didn't see that one coming.
Darwin missing with a left hand there. Salvatore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin throws a hook but Salvatore avoids it easily.
Salvatore throws a head kick that misses.
Salvatore has his takedown stuffed
and Darwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salvatore thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvatore. Salvatore obviously looking to wear him down.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darwin moves out of range as Salvatore throws a body kick.
Salvatore has Darwin up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Salvatore fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Darwin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salvatore.
Nice takedown defense from Darwin. No joy for Salvatore on that attempt.
It looked like Darwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salvatore tries to clinch up
and Darwin counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Darwin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Darwin blocks a head kick by Salvatore.
Darwin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the body
and Darwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Enzo Salvatore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salvatore tries to clinch but Darwin is having none of it.
Salvatore is looking to clinch.
Darwin is looking to counter punch.
Darwin lands with a hook. Salvatore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Darwin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salvatore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Salvatore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darwin throws out the jab.
Salvatore moves into range and clinches up with Darwin.
Salvatore avoids the elbow strike from Darwin, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore blocking some punches.
Darwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
Darwin trying to control the position but instead, Salvatore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darwin into the cage.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvatore tries to pull guard but Darwin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darwin breaks the clinch.
Salvatore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Salvatore moves away and avoids it.
Charlie Darwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salvatore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salvatore somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salvatore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters circling a little - Salvatore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Darwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvatore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salvatore in his tracks.
Salvatore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Darwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charlie Darwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Salvatore.
Salvatore moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvatore fails to land the takedown.
Charlie Darwin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore has closed the distance and engaged Darwin in a clinch.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvatore.
A short right from Darwin on the inside.
Darwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
Salvatore is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darwin.
Salvatore is still on wobbly legs! Can Darwin finish him?
Darwin lands with a light punch inside.
Darwin breaks the clinch.
Darwin drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Salvatore's head, knocking him out cold! Darwin is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Darwin!
Post fight, an emotional Charlie Darwin said 'I WANT ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE! IT'S MY TIME'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 2246 p4p, 2180 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 227 p4p, 220 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasamsun might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Train With No Love - Andre Nickatina. This should be a great matchup!
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156
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wallace scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wallace's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wallace's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kasamsun has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kasamsun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wallace throws a body punch but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Nathan Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasamsun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasamsun. Kasamsun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Irong Kasamsun has been cut.
Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kasamsun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Kasamsun has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Heart of the BloodBath in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun misses with a hook.
Kasamsun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasamsun has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
Kasamsun cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kasamsun shoots in and gets a takedown into Wallace's guard.
Wallace working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kasamsun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
Kasamsun keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wallace's head.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wallace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kasamsun is aware though and is defending well.
Kasamsun postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wallace looking for a sweep. Not yet Wallace, not yet.
Kasamsun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kasamsun postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace pulls Kasamsun in close to prevent any damage.
Wallace is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wallace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wallace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Wallace.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wallace lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Kasamsun.
The referee calls for Kasamsun to work.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wallace.
Kasamsun misses with some punches.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
Kasamsun taking a breather.
Wallace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wallace.
Kasamsun lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wallace.
Nice body punch from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace lands a hook that snaps the head of Kasamsun backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kasamsun scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
Kasamsun prevents a body shot from Wallace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.
Kasamsun struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Kasamsun blocking some punches.
Kasamsun controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasamsun.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Wallace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wallace stuffs the takedown.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Kasamsun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nathan Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasamsun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Wallace.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Wallace tries to sprawl but Kasamsun drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wallace has one foot on Kasamsun's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kasamsun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wallace under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kasamsun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace throws a front kick aimed at Kasamsun's knee but Kasamsun avoids it well.
Kasamsun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Kasamsun shoots in and bounces Wallace off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Wallace manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kasamsun tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasamsun has Wallace pressed against the cage.
Kasamsun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wallace with a knee to the head.
Wallace tries to throw a body punch but Kasamsun avoids it by throwing Wallace back against the cage.
Kasamsun pushes Wallace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kasamsun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wallace backwards.
Kasamsun taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Kasamsun fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun looking to slow down the pace here.
Kasamsun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasamsun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wallace or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kasamsun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasamsun avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Kasamsun.
A head punch on the inside from Kasamsun fails to land.
Kasamsun lands with a light punch inside.
Wallace misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kasamsun fails to land.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Kasamsun.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasamsun.
Wallace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasamsun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kasamsun tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Kasamsun leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wallace throws an elbow but misses.
Kasamsun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wallace throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wallace blocking some punches.
Wallace throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kasamsun blocks it with crossed arms.
Kasamsun slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Wallace scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
Wallace tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wallace throws an elbow but it misses.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace lands with a light punch inside.
Kasamsun has Wallace pushed against the cage.
Good body shot from Wallace.
Wallace lands an elbow that stopped Kasamsun in his tracks for a moment.
Nathan Wallace seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasamsun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wallace.
Kasamsun misses with a punch to the body.
Kasamsun misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kasamsun blocks a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace letting Kasamsun take a breather here.
Wallace looking to throw knees to the head but Kasamsun is blocking nicely.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasamsun controls his hands.
A short right from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun avoiding damage.
Kasamsun tries to throw a body punch but Wallace avoids it by throwing Kasamsun back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Wallace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Wallace misses with a hook.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace is looking to land body kicks.
Wallace looks to throw a body kick
and Kasamsun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Wallace
and Wallace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wallace gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kasamsun to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Kasamsun stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wallace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Kasamsun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kasamsun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kasamsun throws a strike but Wallace rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wallace throws a big elbow that misses.
Wallace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Irong Kasamsun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throwing strikes from guard but Kasamsun blocks nicely.
Kasamsun keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wallace controls the pace.
Kasamsun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wallace postures up in Kasamsun's guard and throws a big left but Kasamsun blocks it.
Wallace wants to get up but he can't break Kasamsun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kasamsun keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Kasamsun is retaining full guard.
Wallace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasamsun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wallace slips under a jab from Kasamsun.
A telegraphed right hand from Wallace misses the target.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Kasamsun moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wallace.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasamsun has time to react.
Kasamsun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kasamsun lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasamsun misses with the ground and pound.
Wallace seems a little lost for a moment, as Kasamsun dominates the positioning.
Kasamsun in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom here.
Kasamsun landing strikes.
Kasamsun lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kasamsun prevents Wallace from escaping the position.
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kasamsun working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irong Kasamsun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wallace 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Wallace!
Our winner, Nathan Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Derrick (ranked 1631 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Fanta Coco (ranked 238 p4p, 289 weight class). Fanta Coco will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joe Derrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fanta Coco!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derrick has Coco up against the cage in a clinch.
Coco scores with a hook to the body.
Derrick avoiding damage as Coco throws knees to the body.
Derrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Derrick blocks it with crossed arms.
Derrick misses with some punches.
Derrick blocks a body shot from Coco.
Derrick landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coco landing knees to the body.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick can't find room to land a body shot as Coco controls the action.
Coco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coco struggles to land a body shot inside as Derrick controls his hands.
Derrick crunches a lovely knee into Coco's ribcage.
Coco pushes Derrick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Coco.
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!
With the fighters up against the cage, Derrick throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Derrick obliges.
Coco tries to land a knee to the head but Derrick blocks with his arms.
Derrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Derrick blocks it with crossed arms.
Derrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Coco controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Derrick pushes Coco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Derrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derrick.
Coco tries to land knees in the clinch but Derrick avoids the damage to the body.
Coco can't find room to land a body shot as Derrick controls the action.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coco avoids it.
Coco blocks the elbow strike.
Derrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derrick throws an elbow but misses.
Coco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Derrick avoids it.
Derrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Derrick lands with a right to the head.
Derrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Coco controls his hands.
Derrick misses with a punch to the body.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coco avoids it.
Nice body punch from Derrick - that landed with a thud.
Coco looks winded!
Coco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coco missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Derrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derrick backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Derrick.
Knees to the body from Derrick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derrick.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coco avoids it.
Coco's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Coco's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Derrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coco's defenses.
It looks like Fanta Coco has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derrick.
Coco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derrick presses Coco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Derrick scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Derrick.
Nice body punch from Derrick.
Derrick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Derrick lands an elbow just above Coco 's eye.
Derrick working Coco over with knees to the body.
Derrick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Derrick scores a nice knee to the body.
Derrick tries to land a knee to the head but Coco blocks with his arms.
Derrick lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Derrick.
Derrick lands a knee to the body.
Coco misses with a body punch.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coco is defending well for now.
Coco working aggressively here.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Derrick lands a right hand.
Coco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Derrick working Coco over with knees to the body.
Derrick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coco's defenses.
Coco avoids the elbow strike from Derrick, against the cage.
Derrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derrick presses Coco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coco avoids the elbow strike from Derrick, against the cage.
Coco tries to land knees in the clinch but Derrick avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Derrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Coco controls his hands.
Derrick lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Fanta Coco's cut even more.
Derrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Derrick missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries to land knees in the clinch but Derrick avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Derrick on the inside.
Derrick trying to land knees to the body.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Coco scores with a hook to the body.
Derrick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coco managing to block the knees to the body from Derrick.
Coco is trying to push Derrick away but Derrick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Derrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coco is defending well for now.
Derrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Coco prevents a body shot from Derrick.
Derrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coco misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Derrick obliges.
Derrick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Coco's face.
Derrick misses with a knee to the head.
Derrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coco backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Derrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fanta Coco's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Derrick darts in and clinches Coco up against the cage.
Coco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Derrick.
Derrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Coco avoids the damage to the body.
Derrick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Derrick misses with a body punch.
Derrick is working Coco over against the cage.
Coco prevents a body shot from Derrick.
Coco takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Fanta Coco's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short uppercut from Derrick.
Fanta Coco's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A hook to the body from Derrick.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derrick.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fanta Coco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joe Derrick!
Our winner, Joe Derrick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Friedrichsen (ranked 657 p4p, 808 weight class) and Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 94 p4p, 110 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Sabaton - Sparta as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erik Friedrichsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Stamatis as he checks the leg kick.
Friedrichsen jabs Stamatis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stamatis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stamatis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Friedrichsen counters with an inside leg kick.
Stamatis misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Stamatis there.
It looks like Erik Friedrichsen has been cut.
Stamatis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stamatis swinging wildly here.
Stamatis misses with a few strikes there.
Stamatis throws a series of punches but Friedrichsen avoids them all with ease.
Stamatis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Friedrichsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Friedrichsen avoids the body shot from Stamatis.
A good leg kick by Friedrichsen.
Friedrichsen looks to throw a body kick
and Stamatis counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a series of strikes that have Friedrichsen backpedaling.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis moves out of range as Friedrichsen strikes.
Friedrichsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Friedrichsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stamatis scrambles back to his feet.
Friedrichsen thows a leg kick but Stamatis checks it
enabling Stamatis to counter with a crisp jab.
Friedrichsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stamatis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Friedrichsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Friedrichsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Friedrichsen misses the jab.
Friedrichsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stamatis.
Stamatis moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Friedrichsen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Stamatis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stamatis throws a body punch but Friedrichsen moves out of range.
Stamatis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stamatis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Stamatis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Friedrichsen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stamatis.
Stamatis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Friedrichsen.
Stamatis pounces like a tiger and cracks Friedrichsen with a vicious hook! Friedrichsen is down but not out! Stamatis follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alexandros Stamatis!
Alexandros Stamatis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Erik Friedrichsen stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am young. This is merely a slight delay'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 876 p4p, 834 weight class) and Solomon Cook (ranked 122 p4p, 112 weight class). Von Ver Huevan comes to the cage accompanied by Call to Arms. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Von Ver Huevan lands a glancing blow to the side of Cook's head.
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Von Ver Huevan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut.
Von Ver Huevan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cook on the side of the head.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Cook feints and then cracks Von Ver Huevan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Ver Huevan down.
Cook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cook connects with a crisp jab.
Von Ver Huevan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cook.
A little feinted left hand from Von Ver Huevan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Ver Huevan misses the target.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Ver Huevan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cook.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook.
Cook misses with a right hand
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Ver Huevan throws a series of punches but Cook moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cook! But no joy.
Von Ver Huevan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cook lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Von Ver Huevan, as that shot connected.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Ver Huevan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
Cook lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Good exchange - Cook coming out on top.
Cook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cook moves out of range as Von Ver Huevan strikes.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Von Ver Huevan to score with a decent uppercut.
Von Ver Huevan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cook can pounce on him.
Cook moves out of range as Von Ver Huevan strikes.
Cook takes a swing at Von Ver Huevan's ribcage but misses.
Cook scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Ver Huevan throws the left hand but Cook avoids the punch easily.
Cook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Ver Huevan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cook scrambles back to his feet.
That has opened up Solomon Cook's cut even more.
Von Ver Huevan throws an overhand right that lands on Cook's shoulder, as Cook tries to avoid the shot.
Von Ver Huevan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Ver Huevan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Ver Huevan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cook.
Cook misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cook throws a head kick that Von Ver Huevan semi-blocks.
It looks like Magnus Von Ver Huevan has been cut.
Cook takes one on the button.
Cook fakes the leg kick and cracks Von Ver Huevan in the body.
Von Ver Huevan misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a left hand but Cook moved out of range nicely.
Cook throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Cook.
Von Ver Huevan defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Von Ver Huevans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Von Ver Huevan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Von Ver Huevan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Von Ver Huevan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cook throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Ver Huevan.
Cook throws a poor cross that misses
and Von Ver Huevan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Ver Huevan missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook jabs at Von Ver Huevan's body.
Cook slips a straight right by Von Ver Huevan.
Cook throws a shot to the body.
Von Ver Huevan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Von Ver Huevan looks to throw the jab but Cook is out of range.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a jab. Cook acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Von Ver Huevan looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Von Ver Huevan takes one to the chin there.
Cook staying out of range there.
Von Ver Huevan missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Von Ver Huevan.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Cook misses with a leg kick.
Cook slips under a jab.
Cook throws a hook but Von Ver Huevan blocks it.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Cook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook. Cook ducked under it nicely.
Cook gets a clinch.
Von Ver Huevan lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Ver Huevan throws a head punch that misses.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a short shot to the head.
Cook misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cook on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a shot to the side of Cook's head.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The cut above Solomon Cook's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Ver Huevan pushes Cook back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cook looks winded!
Von Ver Huevan lands a hook that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Ver Huevan swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan lands with a right to the head.
Cook blocking some punches.
Von Ver Huevan working aggressively here.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
Von Ver Huevan lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cook.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a shot to the side of Cook's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Ver Huevan.
Cook misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Von Ver Huevan working aggressively here.
Von Ver Huevan lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Von Ver Huevan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Solomon Cook's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Von Ver Huevan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Ver Huevan. That snapped Cook's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Ver Huevan misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Cook's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Von Ver Huevan misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Ver Huevan misses the target.
Von Ver Huevan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cook moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Von Ver Huevan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Von Ver Huevan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook with a hook.
A slow jab from Von Ver Huevan misses its intended target.
Cook lands a jab to the nose.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Von Ver Huevan.
Cook smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cook staying out of range there.
Cook fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Von Ver Huevan lands a lovely overhand right.
Solomon Cook seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Von Ver Huevan misses its intended target.
Von Ver Huevan's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Ver Huevan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Solomon Cook's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
After the big win, Magnus Von Ver Huevan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Voodoo Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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