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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Golles (ranked 2428 p4p, 24646 weight class) and Freddy Jackson (ranked 377 p4p, 816 weight class). Jackson has chosen Your gonna pay as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Golles closes the distance and clinches.
Our sources have told us that Golles has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Golles is trying to stall.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golles walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Golles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Peter Golles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golles tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Golles wants to clinch.
Golles tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Golles lands a really nice looking cross but Jackson seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golles scores with a nice strike.
Golles darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Golles slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golles gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Golles is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Golles down to the mat. Golles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peter Golles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Jackson.
Golles moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Golles scores with a head kick. Jackson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Golles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Golles drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Golles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Golles after a bit of a struggle.
Golles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to break free but Golles has control.
Golles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golles lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Golles circles away easily
and Golles counters with a head kick that drops Jackson to the mat! Jackson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Jackson is rocked!
Golles steps in with a hook that catches Jackson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Golles follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Jackson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Golles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Barnes (ranked 2377 p4p, 24252 weight class) and Jonny Jones (ranked 334 p4p, 735 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by We Want The Funk. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derrick Barnes !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jones has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barnes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barnes cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones is rocked!
Barnes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Jones wants to stand but Barnes is controlling the position.
Barnes postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jones covers up, he's hurt! Barnes keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Barnes and the ref steps in to end the fight! Barnes can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Barnes !
A very excited looking Derrick Barnes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Jonny Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to say: thaks for the opportunity iron wolf and it wasnt my night.I be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dawson (ranked 2568 p4p, 4420 weight class) and Mike Carpenter (ranked 305 p4p, 505 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter wants to clinch.
Dawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carpenter lands a jab.
Dawson throws a low kick but Carpenter avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Carpenter misses the target.
Mike Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpenter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter darts in and clinches Dawson up against the cage.
Carpenter has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dawson is trying to keep an underhook but Carpenter manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpenter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson actively working from the bottom here.
Carpenter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dawson is trying to get back to full guard.
Carpenter controlling the pace.
Carpenter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still in half guard, Carpenter seems content to control.
Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carpenter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter controlling the action here.
Dawson wants to control but Carpenter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carpenter working the head and body with strikes.
Dawson wants to control but Carpenter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carpenter winds up and cracks Dawson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dawson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carpenter is taking a breather. Dawson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dawson wants to control but Carpenter is keeping busy.
Carpenter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Carpenter is working for a submission of some sort.
Dawson trying to hold on to Carpenter's head to control him but Carpenter postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carpenter performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson gets caught napping as Carpenter dives in and scores a takedown. Dawson manages to retain guard.
Carpenter is pushing down on Dawson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dawson is fighting to maintain full guard but Carpenter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dawson trying to control but Carpenter postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carpenter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carpenter wants to clinch.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Carpenter manages to avoid it.
Carpenter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carpenter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carpenter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carpenter landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson is trying to keep Carpenter in close.
Mike Carpenter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dawson looking to control but Carpenter passes into half guard.
Dawson wants to improve his position but Carpenter is controlling well.
Dawson trying to control but Carpenter postures up.
Carpenter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dawson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dawson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dawson tries to get out of the position.
Dawson gets full guard.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter is in close to Dawson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dawson looking for a sweep. Not yet Dawson, not yet.
Carpenter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carpenter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Let's hope that Carpenter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dawson trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter lands a couple of elbows.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Carpenter preventing the sweep.
Carpenter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carpenter jabs Dawson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carpenter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carpenter stands up over Dawson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carpenter is in close to Dawson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carpenter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carpenter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carpenter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dawson is looking for a triangle but Carpenter pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carpenter slips nicely into half guard.
Carpenter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Carpenter is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Carpenter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carpenter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawson scores with a shot to the body.
Dawson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carpenter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dawson trying to control the position.
Carpenter scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carpenter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dawson is trying to control the position but Carpenter postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dawson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carpenter doesn't seem bothered though.
Carpenter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dawson.
Carpenter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dawson defends it well.
Carpenter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dawson to the ground. Carpenter is now in Dawson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carpenter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dawson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Carpenter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dawson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Carpenter defends it easily.
Dave Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Carpenter working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Carpenter is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carpenter moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carpenter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carpenter's defenses.
Carpenter is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dawson can't fight it off and eventually Carpenter manages to take the fight to the floor. Dawson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carpenter slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carpenter in particular looking to stall.
Dawson is trying to maintain the position but Carpenter is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson wants to get back to full guard.
Mike Carpenter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Carpenter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carpenter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Carpenter!
In defeat, Dave Dawson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Time to hit the Chinese buffet. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Brockington (ranked 1472 p4p, 2997 weight class) and Burrito Supreme (ranked 221 p4p, 403 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 12 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Brockington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burrito Supreme!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Supreme.
Brockington slips under a jab from Supreme.
Brockington has a takedown stuffed.
Supreme scores with a sloppy right hand. Brockington should have avoided that one.
Supreme throws a lazy right hand but Brockington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brockington attempts a counter takedown but Supreme avoids it well and moves away.
Brockington looking to score a takedown here. Supreme is defending well but Brockington drives through and ends up in Supreme's guard.
Brockington postures up in Supreme's guard and throws a big left but Supreme blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supreme is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Supreme controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brockington is looking for a sweep. Supreme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Supreme content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brockington trying to control here.
Supreme tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brockington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Supreme in particular looking to stall.
Brockington is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Supreme.
Brockington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brockington scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brockington decides to stand up, so the ref orders Supreme to his feet.
Supreme lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Supreme.
Supreme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brockington looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supreme fails to land with a series of punches.
Brockington appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Supreme scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brockington avoids the body shot from Supreme.
Brockington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brockington tries to counter with a takedown but Supreme is quick to defend against it.
Burrito Supreme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supreme moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Supreme's corner calls for a 1-2. Supreme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brockington shoots in for a double leg but Supreme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brockington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supreme scores with a shot to the body.
Supreme connects with a nice looking jab.
Brockington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Supreme as he jumps to the side.
Brockington walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Burrito Supreme dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brockington bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brockington thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Brockington tries for a kimura but Supreme is defending well.
Supreme wants to control but Brockington postures up.
Supreme might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brockington haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kevin Brockington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brockington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Supreme keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supreme is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brockington trying to pass the guard but Supreme defending well.
Supreme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brockington keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brockington is looking to advance position but Supreme won't allow it.
Brockington is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brockington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Supreme defending well though.
Supreme is concentrating on defense, preventing Brockington from advancing position.
Brockington is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Supreme defends it well.
Brockington prevents Supreme from improving his position.
Brockington trying to mount his opponent but Supreme defends it.
Supreme preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Supreme tries to roll over but Brockington keeps him under control.
Brockington trying to control from half guard but Supreme is working away.
Supreme is trying is best to control the position here.
Brockington is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Supreme sees it coming and defends easily.
Supreme is defending against the submission attempts here by Brockington.
Supreme works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brockington won't allow Supreme to sweep him here.
Supreme is controlling Brockington's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Supreme holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Supreme's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Supreme connects with a body shot that sends Brockington's belly button to the back.
Supreme throws a jab but it's blocked by Brockington.
Brockington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Supreme feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brockingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brockington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brockington looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supreme loads up on a big right hand but Brockington slips the punch.
Brockington defending well as Supreme loads up on a big left hand.
Brockington slips a straight right by Supreme.
Brockington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Supreme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Supreme lands a jab.
Supreme misses with a straight left.
Brockington drops his hands momentarily and Supreme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brockington ducks under a wild hook from Supreme.
Brockington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Supreme misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Supreme looks to score with a jab to the body but Brockington is just out of range.
Supreme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brockington.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Burrito Supreme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Supreme lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brockington shoots in but no luck this time.
Brockington slips under a jab from Supreme.
Brockington on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Supreme throws a hook but Brockington avoids it easily.
Supreme might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brockington closes the distance and clinches up with Supreme, looking for a takedown. Brockington pushes Supreme against the cage but Supreme circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Supreme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Supreme throws a hook but Brockington avoids it easily.
Supreme connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Supreme scores with the left hand. Brockington knows he should have avoided that one.
Brockington moves away from the strike by Supreme.
Brockington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Supreme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Supreme loads up on a big right hand but Brockington slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supreme missing with a left hand there. Brockington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Supreme connects with a looping right hand.
Supreme digs a good hook to Brockington's body.
Supreme throws an overhand right that lands on Brockington's shoulder, as Brockington tries to avoid the shot.
Supreme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brockington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Supreme but Supreme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Brockington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supreme throws a leg kick but Brockington checks it.
Brockington half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Supreme displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brockington.
Brockington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Supreme defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supreme misses with a double jab
and Brockington counters with a shoot takedown. Supreme fights it but they end up in guard.
Supreme controlling Brockington's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brockington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Supreme keeping moving, preventing Brockington from controlling successfully.
Brockington being controlled here momentarily.
Supreme controls Brockington momentarily but Brockington frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brockington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brockington is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brockington postures up in Supreme's guard and throws a big left but Supreme blocks it.
Supreme is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Supreme controlling the action here.
More stalling from Supreme.
Supreme is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Brockington reverses the position - he's now on top in Supreme's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brockington postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brockington slips nicely into half guard.
Brockington stands up from half guard.
Burrito Supreme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brockington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Supreme.
Brockington drops down looking for a counter takedown but Supreme sprawls and moves away.
Brockington moves away from the strike by Supreme.
Brockington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Supreme.
Supreme throws a jab when Brockington was well out of range.
Kevin Brockington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brockington looks to throw a body kick
and Supreme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burrito Supreme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Supreme winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burrito Supreme!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amin Farrokhi (ranked 1741 p4p, 2165 weight class) and Demolition Ax (ranked 211 p4p, 254 weight class). Farrokhi comes to the cage accompanied by Canggung. Amin Farrokhi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demolition Ax's chin.
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amin Farrokhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demolition Ax!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ax on the side of the head.
 It looks like Demolition Ax has been cut.
Farrokhi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ax moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhi cracks Ax with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ax scores with a takedown into Farrokhi's guard.
Ax passes Farrokhi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ax wants to pass the guard but Farrokhi is defending well.
Ax content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrokhi's head.
Ax lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ax working over Farrokhi with some ground and pound. Farrokhi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ax working over Farrokhi with some ground and pound. Farrokhi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ax throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ax lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ax is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Farrokhi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrokhi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ax.
Farrokhi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Farrokhi tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Ax there.
Ax working Farrokhi over with strikes.
Farrokhi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ax on the ground.
Ax sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrokhi defending well though.
Ax not doing much here.
Farrokhi has hold of Ax's hands but Ax slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ax is working for a submission of some sort.
Ax not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ax passes to side control.
Ax connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Farrokhi some visible discomfort.
Ax tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ax has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ax throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Ax seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ax trying to control the action but Farrokhi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ax has hold of Farrokhi's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Farrokhi seems comfortable defending it but Ax has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Farrokhi is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Farrokhi is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ax couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demolition Ax!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 1351 p4p, 2719 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 143 p4p, 269 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven has managed to clinch.
Power lands an elbow inside that Draven shrugs off.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Power looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Power working aggressively here.
Power using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Draven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Power as Draven tries to tie him up.
Power working aggressively here.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven stalls.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Draven avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Power.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draven.
Draven tries to break free but Power pushes him back against the cage.
Power keeps control of Draven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Power throws an elbow but misses.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power forces Draven back against the cage and clinches.
Draven is trying to maintain a safe position but Power gets an underhook and turns Draven into the cage.
Draven leaning his opponent against the cage.
Draven stalling in the clinch but Power improves position.
Draven slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Draven.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Power throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Draven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Power misses with a straight left.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Power misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draven avoids it.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven trying to stall but Power improves his position.
Draven slows down the pace here.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven controlling the action here for a moment.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Power misses with the head strike.
Draven missing with knees to the body.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power misses with a hook.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven doesn't manage to clinch there - Power circles away.
Power throws a big counter combination but Draven scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Power jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Draven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Power circles away quickly and effectively.
Power is looking to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Power throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
A jab from Power misses.
Draven misses with a head kick.
A big right from Power misses.
Power misses with a jab to the body
and Draven counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Draven.
A frustrated look appears on Draven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Draven's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Draven looking to slow down the pace here.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Power misses with some punches.
Draven blocks an elbow strike.
Draven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Power is defending well for now.
Power lands an elbow inside.
Draven controlling the action here for a moment.
Power tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draven leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irish Power dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draven lands a head kick!
Draven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power throws out a leg kick but Draven moves out of range and Power only half commits.
Draven wants to counter with a clinch but Power pushes him away.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Draven forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draven can do to turn this around?
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Power lands an impressive looking overhand right. Draven doesn't seem phased though.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven is trying to stall.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven just leaning against Power, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Power working aggressively here.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irish Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Draven checks a leg kick.
Power throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to work over Draven's front leg with a kick but Draven checks it.
Draven forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power misses with the head strike.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Power.
Draven tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
Draven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draven has Power pushed against the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven moves out of range as Power strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Power, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draven on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power misses with a double jab
and Draven moves into the clinch.
Draven wants to break the clinch but can't.
Draven stalling the fight.
Draven blocks the elbow strike.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven forces Power back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Draven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Power missing with knees to the body.
Draven wants to stall.
Draven looking to slow down the pace here.
Power is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draven is defending well for now.
Draven trying to land knees to the body.
Draven prevents a body shot from Power.
Draven is looking to control Power's arms but Power gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draven has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Power thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDraven.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Irish Power will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Power misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven wants to clinch but Power slips to the side
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power misses with a low kick.
Power throws a body shot but no joy.
Power rushes Draven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven is trying to maintain a safe position but Power gets an underhook and turns Draven into the cage.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Draven slowing the pace effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power working aggressively here.
Power throws an elbow but it misses.
Draven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Draven blocks a body shot from Power.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with the head strike.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Power throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Power lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Draven clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power tried to counter with a leg kick but Draven avoided it.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Power misses.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Irish Power is winning the standup battle so far.
Power throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Power clinches up against the cage.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven avoiding damage.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Power as Draven tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Power looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Power pushes Draven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power looks to land a combination but Draven avoids it well.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power rushes Draven and presses him up against the cage.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Draven stalls.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power tries to clinch but Draven moves away
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draven moves away from the strike by Power.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irish Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draven gets a clinch.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power lands a nice shot that snaps Draven's head back.
Power tries to score with a low kick but Draven moves his leg out of the way.
Draven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Draven pushes Power up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Draven avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Power tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irish Power showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Power has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irish Power!
Irish Power managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ALPHA Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 932 p4p, 2407 weight class) and Enrique Saravia (ranked 134 p4p, 371 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrique Saravia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez moves away from the strike by Saravia.
Gomez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saravia.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Saravia moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Saravia.
Saravia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomez with a body shot.
Saravia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saravia.
Saravia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saravia takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
Gomez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saravia counters with a left to the body.
Gomez jabs Saravia right on the nose. Saravia blinks but takes it well.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saravia.
Saravia throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez throws a jab when Saravia was well out of range.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Saravia counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomez.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Saravia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gomez misses with a shot to the body
and Saravia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Saravia's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Saravia avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Gomez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Greedy Fight School in the buildup to the fight.
Saravia ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Saravia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saravia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez takes a swing at Saravia's ribcage but misses.
Saravia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomez with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Gomez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saravia doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws out a loose jab but Saravia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez misses with a kick to the body.
Saravia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Saravia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saravia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gomez with a body shot.
Gomez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saravia counters with a right hand 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!
Saravia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saravia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gomez 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.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saravia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saravia lands with a nice body punch.
Saravia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomez rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saravia. Gomez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Gomez looks to land a body kick but Saravia moved away.
Saravia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carlos Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez throws a lazy uppercut
and Saravia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saravia.
Saravia takes a swing at Gomez's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gomez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomez scores with a nice head shot.
Saravia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saravia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Saravia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gomez lands a head shot.
Saravia avoids a kick to the body.
Saravia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Gomez does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Saravia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez throws a jab when Saravia was well out of range.
Gomez misses with a right hand
and Saravia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses
and Saravia counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravia moves out of range of the strikes.
Saravia avoids the body shot from Gomez.
A countering left hand to the body from Saravia misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saravia misses the shot to the body.
Gomez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saravia just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
Saravia scores with a body shot.
Saravia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
Saravia lands a nice hook to Gomez's body. Gomez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saravia throws a shot from downtown. Gomez moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomez sizes up Saravia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gomez misses the jab.
Saravia throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomez sizes up Saravia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Saravia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Saravia saw that one coming.
Gomez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Saravia's head but Saravia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Saravia to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saravia.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Saravia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gomez has got the better of the exchanges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomez.
Saravia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomez.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomez as he connects with a hook.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Saravia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez throws a leg kick but Saravia checks it.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Saravia is out of range.
Saravia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Saravia lands with a hook. Gomez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gomez takes a swing at Saravia's ribcage but misses.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Saravia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Saravia ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Saravia.
Saravia slips a jab from Gomez.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saravia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saravia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Saravia slips the punch.
Gomez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saravia can do to turn this around?
Gomez scores with a jab to the head.
Gomez takes a swing at Saravia's ribcage but misses.
Gomez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saravia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Gomez misses with a left hand
and Saravia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
Gomez throws a right hand that misses
and Saravia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Saravia.
Gomez connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Saravia as he connects with a hook.
Gomez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Carlos Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Saravia counters with a right hand 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!
Gomez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saravia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez swings for the body but Saravia moves out of range.
Saravia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saravia throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez misses with a hook
and Saravia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saravia walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Saravia counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez throws a jab when Saravia was well out of range.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saravia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saravia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Saravia moved out of range.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Saravia moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gomez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Gomez.
Saravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saravia cracks a nice hook into Gomez's ribs.
Saravia digs a good hook to Gomez's body.
Saravia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Saravia.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saravia circles away quickly and effectively.
Saravia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Saravia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez misses with a hook. Saravia ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saravia was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Saravia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Saravia misses.
Gomez misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Saravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez swings for the body but Saravia moves out of range.
Saravia digs a good body shot into Gomez's ribs.
Gomez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saravia scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saravia misses with an uppercut. Gomez saw that one coming.
It looked like Gomez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Saravia counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomez thinking.
Gomez misses with a hook
enabling Saravia to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gomez misses
and Saravia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomez misses with a lunging right hand
and Saravia counters with a straight right hand.
Gomez throws a hook but Saravia blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Saravia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saravia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saravia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Gomez finds it's way through Saravia's defenses.
Saravia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saravia swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomez throws the left hand but Saravia avoids the punch easily.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saravia.
Saravia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomez tests Saravia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Saravia is out of range.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Saravia avoids them all with ease.
Saravia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Saravia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saravia.
Nice cross by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Saravia's shoulder, as Saravia tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Saravia saw that one coming.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Saravia moves away and avoids it.
Saravia looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomez is just out of range.
A lazy left from Saravia finds it's target.
Gomez swings widly with a right hand
and Saravia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Saravia lands.
Saravia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saravia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saravia throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Saravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enrique Saravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saravia throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carlos Gomez.
Well Gomez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Gomez!
A very excited looking Carlos Gomez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 1257 p4p, 1511 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 190 p4p, 228 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krnacova throws a head kick that misses.
Kurtev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kurtev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krnacova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krnacova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kurtev's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krnacova working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev is looking for a triangle but Krnacova pushes his legs off easily.
Kurtev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krnacova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krnacova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krnacova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kurtev's head.
Kurtev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krnacova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krnacova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krnacova tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurtev is retaining full guard.
Kurtev throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurtev looking to control.
Krnacova sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kurtev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Krnacova must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krnacova stays in close to Kurtev's body and controls the position.
Kurtev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kurtev striking off his back but it's not causing Krnacova any problems.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Kurtev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kurtev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kurtev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krnacova defends well.
Krnacova is pushing down on Kurtev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kurtev is fighting to maintain full guard but Krnacova has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kurtev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krnacova pulls his head out easily.
Kurtev is looking to control Krnacova's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kurtev avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Krnacova there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova blocks the strikes from Kurtev.
Krnacova is keen to just control but Kurtev is a slippery customer.
Krnacova working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Krnacova scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krnacova winds up and cracks Kurtev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kurtev is staying active underneath Krnacova, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kurtev looking for submissions off his back.
Krnacova prevents Kurtev from improving his position.
Krnacova slows the pace down in half guard.
Krnacova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krnacova lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krnacova connects with a nice short shot to Kurtev's temple.
Krnacova with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kurtev punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kurtev taking some punishment here, with Krnacova in his half guard.
Kurtev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krnacova is working away from the top position though.
Kurtev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krnacova pulls his head out easily.
Kurtev is pressing down on Krnacova's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kurtev 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.
Kurtev is trying to keep Krnacova in close.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
Krnacova seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Krnacova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krnacova works over Kurtev with some ground and pound from guard.
Krnacova stands up over Kurtev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kurtev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kurtev is trying to keep Krnacova in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kurtev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krnacova is in close to Kurtev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kurtev trying to strike off his back.
Krnacova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kurtev has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Krnacova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Krnacova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom.
Kurtev striking off his back but it's not causing Krnacova any problems.
Krnacova working some strikes from top position.
Krnacova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kurtev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krnacova has managed to get both his arms back between Kurtev's legs - danger averted.
Kurtev has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Krnacova sitting in guard here, content to control.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova dominated that round.
That's time! Kurtev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kurtev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krnacova, pushing him back against the cage.
Krnacova gets underhooks to prevent Kurtev's takedown attempt.
Kurtev tries to score a body lock takedown but Krnacova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Krnacova turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Krnacova is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Krnacova landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Krnacova is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Krnacova connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kurtev some visible discomfort.
Kurtev gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krnacova lands a nice short elbow.
Krnacova tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kurtev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krnacova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kurtev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kurtev looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Krnacova is looking to take a break and control but Kurtev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Krnacova is nestled in close to Kurtev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kurtev is refusing to be controlled, as Krnacova sits in half guard.
Felix Krnacova has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krnacova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kurtev moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krnacova is in close to Kurtev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kurtev throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Krnacova lands a couple of digs.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krnacova works over Kurtev with some ground and pound from guard.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova postures up and lands a big shot to Kurtev's brow.
Kurtev will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kurtev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krnacova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krnacova forces his way into half guard.
Krnacova is just content to waste time from the top position. Kurtev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Krnacova scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Kurtev looking for a guillotine here but Krnacova defends easily.
Krnacova showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova stands up over Kurtev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
Krnacova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krnacova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krnacova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kurtev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krnacova defends it easily.
Krnacova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
Kurtev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is working Kurtev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova won't allow Kurtev to sweep him here.
Krnacova landing some decent shots from guard.
Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kurtev throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Krnacova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krnacova lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krnacova is working Kurtev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krnacova landing with the ground and pound.
Kurtev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krnacova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krnacova content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kurtev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kurtev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Krnacova with a nice head shot there.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Kurtev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Kurtev scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Kurtev keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Krnacova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kurtev's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev trying to strike off his back.
Kurtev is looking for a triangle but Krnacova pushes his legs off easily.
Kurtev being controlled here, momentarily.
Krnacova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krnacova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krnacova landing with the ground and pound.
Krnacova lands a couple of elbows.
Krnacova looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Krnacova preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev scores with a nice shot.
Kurtev has his foot on Krnacova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krnacova works his way back into a safe position though.
Krnacova working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kurtev's head.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krnacova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krnacova seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Krisko Kurtev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krnacova stands up over Kurtev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krnacova controlling from the top position.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
Krnacova stopping the sweep attempt from Kurtev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is working Kurtev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurtev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krnacova lands a couple of elbows.
Kurtev is trying to control the position but Krnacova postures up.
Krnacova sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kurtev's guard.
Kurtev throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kurtev tries to roll over but Krnacova keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Krnacova in particular looking to stall.
Krnacova wants to control but Kurtev is keeping him busy.
Kurtev has hold of Krnacova's hands but Krnacova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kurtev tries to roll over but Krnacova keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krnacova stalling.
Kurtev has hold of Krnacova's hands but Krnacova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kurtev has hold of Krnacova's hands but Krnacova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Krnacova is keen to just control but Kurtev is a slippery customer.
Kurtev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krnacova pulls his head out easily.
Krnacova lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krnacova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krnacova is looking to take a break and control but Kurtev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krnacova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kurtev looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Krnacova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krnacova winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Krnacova!
A relieved looking Felix Krnacova thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 1111 p4p, 1692 weight class) and Orla Wanker (ranked 169 p4p, 267 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Orla Wanker enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rees Mogg.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rees Mogg clinches with his opponent.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rees Mogg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wanker misses with a body shot.
Rees Mogg swings for the body but Wanker moves out of range.
Wanker drives through with a takedown into Rees Mogg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wanker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rees Mogg can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wanker controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rees Mogg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wanker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rees Mogg throws a hook to the side of Wanker's head but Wanker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wanker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rees Mogg tries to clinch up but Wanker circles away and keeps his distance.
Wanker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rees Mogg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rees Mogg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wanker lands a high kick!
Wanker misses with a hook. Rees Mogg ducked under it nicely.
Wanker lands with a slapping head kick.
Rees Mogg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Orla Wanker has been cut.
Wanker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
 Rees Mogg is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Rees Mogg drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Wanker follows Rees Mogg to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orla Wanker!
The defeated Jacob Rees Mogg had this to say: 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Zaire (ranked 781 p4p, 805 weight class) and Furnum Pullum (ranked 115 p4p, 118 weight class). Abdullah Zaire had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdullah Zaire!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Furnum Pullum!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire lands a nice looking body shot.
Pullum misses with a hook. Zaire ducked under it nicely.
Pullum swings for the body but Zaire moves out of range.
Pullum ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Zaire loads up on a big right hand but Pullum slips the punch.
Pullum shoots in looking for a takedown but Zaire manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pullum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zaire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pullum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Zaire lands with a right hand.
Zaire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pullum has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pullum ducks under a wild hook from Zaire.
Pullum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zaire.
Zaire punishes Pullum's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pullum fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zaire to the ground. Pullum is now in Zaire's guard.
Zaire scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pullum misses with a straight left.
Pullum fails with the takedown
and Zaire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zaire lands an overhand right.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaire gets caught napping as Pullum dives in and scores a takedown. Zaire manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaire has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pullum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zaire seems keen to control Pullum's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaire pulls Pullum in to control the position.
Pullum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pullum is one step ahead there.
Pullum wants to control from the top but Zaire keeps moving.
Pullum is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zaire wants to sweep here but Pullum controlling him for the moment.
Pullum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Zaire's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zaire has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zaire wants to hit a sweep here but Pullum passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Zaire there!
Zaire is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to get to half guard.
Pullum lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pullum with a couple of short strikes.
Pullum trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaire can't escape the position.
Zaire holds on to Pullum around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Pullum avoids the attempt from Zaire to control.
Zaire is trying desperately to improve position.
Pullum postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zaire looks a forlorn figure.
Pullum putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Abdullah Zaire will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pullum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
A hook to the body from Pullum.
Pullum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pullum misses with a punch to the body.
Pullum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zaire gets underhooks to prevent Pullum's takedown attempt.
A short left from Pullum.
Zaire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pullum backwards.
Zaire blocks a body shot from Pullum.
Zaire has a couple of punches blocked by Pullum.
Zaire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pullum pushes Zaire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pullum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdullah Zaire is winning the standup battle so far.
Pullum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zaire throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pullum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zaire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pullum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pullum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abdullah Zaire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Furnum Pullum.
No luck for Pullum with that takedown attempt.
Zaire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Pullum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pullum moves into the clinch.
Zaire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaire.
Zaire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pullum jumps guard but Zaire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zaire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zaire has a couple of punches blocked by Pullum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire gets underhooks to prevent Pullum's takedown attempt.
Pullum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pullum fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Zaire fails to land.
Zaire can't find room to land a body shot as Pullum controls the action.
Pullum tries to throw a body punch but Zaire avoids it by throwing Pullum back against the cage.
Pullum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pullum has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zaire clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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Pullum has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire covering up well and avoiding damage.
Zaire is in bad spot here.
Furnum Pullum has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaire trying to control the hands but Pullum breaks the grip.
Pullum has the hooks in. Zaire is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pullum struggling to land strikes to the head as Zaire covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is really stuck here.
Zaire trying to control the hands but Pullum won't let him.
Zaire is taking damage to the body and head.
Pullum missing with strikes.
Pullum is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Pullum trying to control.
Pullum scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Zaire trying to control but not successfully.
Pullum is persistently looking for the submission but Zaire is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire trying to control but not successfully.
Zaire is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Pullum controlling well, preventing Zaire from escaping the position.
Zaire showing good submission defense here.
Zaire is really stuck here.
Zaire breaks Pullum's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zaire lying in Pullum's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Pullum decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Zaire taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Furnum Pullum!
Furnum Pullum is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Furnum Pullum made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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