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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daday Dadaeff (ranked 1797 p4p, 3843 weight class) and Toran Roth (ranked 257 p4p, 482 weight class). Toran Roth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daday Dadaeff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roth with the counter takedown but Dadaeff avoids it easily.
Dadaeff throws a series of strikes that have Roth backpedaling.
Dadaeff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roth throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dadaeff. Those never looked like landing.
Roth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Roth there.
Dadaeff looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Dadaeff.
Roth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dadaeff swivels and escapes.
Roth tries to clinch up.
Roth staying out of range there.
Dadaeff connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roth's hands.
Dadaeff stuffs the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roth takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dadaeff pinned against the cage. Dadaeff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daday Dadaeff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toran Roth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dadaeff misses with a looping left.
Roth shoots in and gets a takedown into Dadaeff's guard.
Dadaeff wants to improve his position but instead Roth has moved into half guard.
Roth wants to work for an arm triangle but Dadaeff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dadaeff wants to improve his position but Roth is controlling well.
Dadaeff is working hard here to advance position.
Roth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth is working for a submission of some sort.
Roth is trying to control the action in half guard but Dadaeff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dadaeff tries to get to full guard but Roth has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dadaeff doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roth.
Roth seems to be looking for submissions.
Roth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Roth is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dadaeff still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dadaeff has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Roth can't do much from the bottom here.
Dadaeff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roth keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roth is trying to control Dadaeff's posture but Dadaeff avoids it.
Dadaeff trying to control the position but Roth is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daday Dadaeff dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dadaeff throws a hook to the side of Roth's head but Roth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dadaeff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dadaeff misses the shot to the body.
Roth dives in and grabs Dadaeff's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dadaeff pushes down on Roth's head and hops out.
Dadaeff drops Roth with a right and a left! Dadaeff comes rushing in but Roth regains his composure and manages to keep Dadaeff in guard.
 Roth is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dadaeff stops Roth from standing up.
Dadaeff trying to control the position from guard on top but Roth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dadaeff is sitting in close to Roth's body. Roth has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dadaeff is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dadaeff is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Roth.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Toran Roth!
Toran Roth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 3402 p4p, 2214 weight class) and Billy Cubbedge (ranked 478 p4p, 321 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cubbedge !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cubbedge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cubbedge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burduada No Cranio moves away.
Cubbedge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Cubbedge misses.
Burduada No Cranio slips a straight right by Cubbedge .
Burduada No Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but Cubbedge moves out of range.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that Cubbedge avoids nicely.
Jab by Burduada No Cranio.
 It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Burduada No Cranio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio with a knee to the head.
Cubbedge trying to control the position but instead, Burduada No Cranio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cubbedge into the cage.
Burduada No Cranio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a punch on the inside.
Burduada No Cranio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands a hook that snaps the head of Cubbedge backwards.
Cubbedge has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Burduada No Cranio regains guard immediately.
Cubbedge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burduada No Cranio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burduada No Cranio has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cubbedge is controlling him.
Cubbedge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burduada No Cranio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cubbedge off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cubbedge tries to keep at a distance but Burduada No Cranio has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubbedge has Burduada No Cranio pressed against the cage, preventing Burduada No Cranio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burduada No Cranio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burduada No Cranio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Burduada No Cranio avoiding damage as Cubbedge throws knees to the body.
Cubbedge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Burduada No Cranio prevents it.
Cubbedge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio trying to stall but Cubbedge improves his position.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cubbedge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Burduada No Cranio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cubbedge can't get the takedown.
Cubbedge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Burduada No Cranio.
Cubbedge misses with a punch to the body.
Burduada No Cranio missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cubbedge looks winded!
Burduada No Cranio fails to pull guard.
Burduada No Cranio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burduada No Cranio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cubbedge up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burduada No Cranio scores with a knee to the head.
Cubbedge is rocked!
Cubbedge swings wildly with an uppercut but Burduada No Cranio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cubbedge is still on wobbly legs! Can Burduada No Cranio finish him?
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cubbedge seems to have recovered his senses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a series of punches but Cubbedge avoids them all with ease.
Cubbedge throws a looping overhand right but Burduada No Cranio ducks down to avoid it.
Burduada No Cranio delivers a nice body kick.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burduada No Cranio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a combination. Cubbedge sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burduada No Cranio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burduada No Cranio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Good leg kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio darts in and clinches Cubbedge up against the cage.
Cubbedge tries to score a body lock takedown but Burduada No Cranio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Cubbedge .
Burduada No Cranio scores with a shoulder strike.
Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burduada No Cranio wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cubbedge 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burduada No Cranio lands a brutal head kick. Cubbedge looks out on his feet and Burduada No Cranio throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emre Hussain (ranked 3514 p4p, 3416 weight class) and Miki Viki (ranked 426 p4p, 417 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emre Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miki Viki!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viki connects with a right hand. Hussain shakes it off.
 It looks like Emre Hussain has been cut.
Viki digs a good body shot into Hussain's ribs.
Viki takes a swing at Hussain's ribcage but misses.
Hussain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hussain misses with a low kick.
Viki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
Hussain throws a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Viki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Viki moves out of range as Hussain throws a body kick.
Viki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hussain back to the cage. Viki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Viki throws a series of punches but Hussain moves out of range.
Viki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussain lands a glancing blow to the side of Viki's head.
Viki walks into a straight right hand from Hussain.
Viki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whack! Viki lands a heavy head kick that drops Hussain. The ref tackles Viki to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hussain was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Miki Viki!
Our winner, Miki Viki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 2051 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 290 p4p, 167 weight class). Panayotov comes to the cage accompanied by Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). Matt Cooke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 20 - 3, fighting out of London, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Panayotov's head.
It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Panayotov instigates a clinch.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Panayotov.
Panayotov is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Panayotov.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Panayotov looking to stall.
Panayotov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panayotov.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Panayotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Cooke tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panayotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov scores with a punch to the head.
Panayotov avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panayotov throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panayotov slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Panayotov misses the target.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Panayotov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Panayotov misses.
Cooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Panayotov ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Panayotov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panayotov lands a jab to the nose.
Panayotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Panayotov's ribs.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Panayotov lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov lands the left hand.
Panayotov has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Panayotov.
Panayotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Cooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panayotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
Panayotov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooke after a bit of a struggle.
Panayotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panayotov blocking some punches.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
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 Nikolay Panayotov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Panayotov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Panayotov misses with a hook to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panayotov rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke is working Panayotov over against the cage.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Panayotov.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panayotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Panayotov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikolay Panayotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panayotov digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Panayotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cooke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Panayotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Panayotov.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Panayotov.
Panayotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Panayotov stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Panayotov.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Panayotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Panayotov.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Panayotov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Panayotov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Panayotov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Cooke thinks about the counter body kick.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panayotov throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Panayotov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Panayotov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Panayotov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov avoiding damage.
Panayotov lands a nice uppercut.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Panayotov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Panayotov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panayotov has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panayotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Panayotov lands a left hand.
Panayotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Panayotov landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Panayotov fails to land.
Panayotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Panayotov.
Panayotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panayotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Panayotov tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws the left hand but Panayotov avoids the punch easily.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panayotov moves away.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panayotov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Panayotov.
Cooke slips a jab from Panayotov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Panayotov connects with a jab.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Panayotov slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Panayotov.
Panayotov dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Panayotov moved away.
Cooke takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panayotov connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Panayotov's legs.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panayotov.
Panayotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panayotov.
Cooke misses with a combination
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panayotov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panayotov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolay Panayotov is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cooke lands a big head kick that sends Panayotov tumbling to the mat! Cooke takes a step backwards and waves Panayotov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Panayotov is rocked!
Panayotov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh Panayotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Panayotov moved out of range nicely.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panayotov 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolay Panayotov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 2191 p4p, 2978 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 317 p4p, 432 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu by Smoke Serpent. 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 31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nimoy was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nimoy is looking to stand back up but Gracie counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nimoy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nimoy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Nimoy defending well.
Nimoy is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well.
Nimoy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Nimoy is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Nimoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Nimoy defending well.
Nimoy manages to get to full guard.
Nimoy wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Nimoy is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nimoy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nimoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nimoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nimoy is trying to escape back to his feet but Gracie uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Nimoy is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Nimoy is defending well.
Nimoy is pushing Gracie's head away, looking to escape. Gracie manages to hold on to the position though.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nimoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy is looking for a sweep.
Nimoy wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Gracie seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Nimoy is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Royce Gracie!
A victorious Royce Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Bataglia (ranked 1091 p4p, 1349 weight class) and Gilmat Kirk (ranked 67 p4p, 81 weight class). Kirk has chosen Lords of Iron as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Bataglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilmat Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Kirk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirk shoots for a double leg takedown but Bataglia sprawls well. He's pushed Kirk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bataglia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kirk wants to clinch.
Bataglia is looking to counter punch.
Kirk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bataglia's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk passes into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kirk working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kirk seems to be working for a kimura but Bataglia defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bataglia is looking to improve his position.
Bataglia holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kirk wants to work for an arm triangle but Bataglia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kirk is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bataglia still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bataglia has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kirk is looking to regain half guard here but Bataglia keeps moving and retains side control.
Kirk is not content to let Bataglia control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is trying to control Bataglia's posture but Bataglia avoids it.
Kirk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bataglia connects with a decent elbow.
Kirk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bataglia off and has taken his back!
Kirk is persistently looking for the submission but Bataglia is defending it well.
Kirk is hanging on to Bataglia's back as he tries to escape.
Bataglia preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kirk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bataglia fending off the submission attempt from Kirk.
Bataglia showing good submission defense here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bataglia tries to escape but Kirk has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Kirk has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bataglia has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bataglia trying to control the hands but Kirk breaks the grip.
Bataglia fending off the submission attempt from Kirk.
Bataglia can't escape the position.
Well, with Kirk on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bataglia is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia fending off the submission attempt from Kirk.
Bataglia is trying to get back to his feet but Kirk has full control of the position and if anything, Bataglia has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bataglia trying to control the hands but Kirk breaks the grip.
Kirk is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bataglia knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bataglia for a finish.
Kirk is persistently looking for the submission but Bataglia is defending it well.
Kirk is looking for the choke from the back position but Bataglia is controlling his hands well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilmat Kirk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bataglia works the jab nicely.
Bataglia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown but Bataglia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bataglia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kirk has managed to clinch.
Bataglia scores with a shoulder strike.
Bataglia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirk jumps guard but Bataglia stands there with Kirk around his waist. Kirk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lorenzo Bataglia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Bataglia is leaning against Kirk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bataglia digs a right hand underneath Kirk's ribcage. Kirk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bataglia cracks Kirk with a nice body shot.
Kirk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bataglia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kirk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bataglia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kirk is breathing heavily.
Bataglia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirk blocks a body shot from Bataglia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk fails to pull guard.
Bataglia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gilmat Kirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bataglia stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Kirk.
Bataglia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bataglia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kirk moves to clinch but Bataglia breaks away
and Bataglia counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd cheers as Bataglia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kirk doesn't seem phased though.
Lorenzo Bataglia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Kirk releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kirk slips under a jab from Bataglia.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Bataglia.
Kirk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bataglia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bataglia as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bataglia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bataglia cracks Kirk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kirk with a poor takedown
and Bataglia counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bataglia throws the left hand but Kirk avoids the punch easily.
Bataglia moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bataglia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kirk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kirk has gone for a leg lock! Bataglia slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kirk's guard.
Kirk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kirk keeping moving, preventing Bataglia from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bataglia is working hard here to advance position.
Bataglia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kirk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bataglia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Bataglia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kirk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bataglia pinned against the cage. Bataglia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bataglia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bataglia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirk has managed to clinch.
Kirk fails to pull guard.
Bataglia is trying to break free.
Bataglia tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bataglia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirk misses with a takedown attempt
and Bataglia counters with a straight right hand.
Lorenzo Bataglia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmat Kirk.
Kirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Bataglia circles away.
We've been told by Bataglia's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kirk tries to clinch but Bataglia is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kirk walks into a straight right hand from Bataglia.
Kirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bataglia is looking for a counter combo.
Kirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kirk fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirk closes the distance and clinches up with Bataglia, looking for a takedown. Kirk pushes Bataglia against the cage but Bataglia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kirk slips under a jab.
Kirk tries to counter with a clinch but Bataglia shakes him off and moves away.
Kirk slips a jab from Bataglia.
Kirk tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bataglia misses with a two punch combination.
Bataglia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirk can do to turn this around?
Bataglia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kirk misses with a takedown attempt
and Bataglia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirk walks into a stiff left hand from Bataglia.
Kirk rushes Bataglia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bataglia has a couple of punches blocked by Kirk.
Bataglia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia misses with a looping right.
Bataglia slaps away a takedown attempt from Kirk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Bataglia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kirk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kirk is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bataglia is defending well.
Bataglia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kirk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bataglia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bataglia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirk has him pressed against the cage.
Kirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bataglia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kirk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bataglia breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bataglia misses with a double jab
and Kirk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kirk is looking for a kimura but Bataglia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kirk to get the leverage.
Bataglia trying to control here.
Bataglia is trying to stand up here but Kirk is controlling him well.
Bataglia is looking to control Kirk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bataglia avoid being mounted?
Bataglia is trying to stand back up but Kirk is controlling him
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirk is looking for a kimura here.
Kirk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Bataglia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bataglia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Bataglia!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lorenzo Bataglia waved his t-shirt featuring Core Combat's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Skillz Kneeland (ranked 1971 p4p, 1081 weight class) and Josh Morgan (ranked 255 p4p, 143 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kneeland might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kung Fu FIghting. Skillz Kneeland could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Morgan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kneeland.
Kneeland looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Kneeland looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan lands with a hook. Kneeland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morgan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kneeland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kneeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kneeland dips to his left and cracks Morgan with an uppercut!
Kneeland misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kneeland is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morgan.
It looks like Skillz Kneeland has been cut.
Kneeland lands with a big left! Morgan is wobbled badly! Kneeland comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Morgan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Skillz Kneeland!
Skillz Kneeland is the new lightweight champion!
Skillz Kneeland took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Waste of Money Nutrition lol for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 1571 p4p, 2208 weight class) and Justin Bennett (ranked 200 p4p, 272 weight class). Bishop's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whatever. Bennett has chosen The Heresy as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett throws a combination that misses
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bennett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bennett 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.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bishop wants it to stay on the feet.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bishop throws a front kick that sends Bennett stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bishop tries to avoid it but Bennett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bishop to the ground. Bishop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bishop bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennett goes for a double leg but Bishop avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bishop continues to drive forward.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bennett.
Bennett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands with a slapping head kick.
Bishop cracks Bennett with an open hand slap.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bishop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Bishop is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Bishop moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bennett tries for a takedown but Bishop circles away easily
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Bennett fails to land the takedown.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Bishop moved out of range nicely.
Bishop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bennett tries to land a body kick
and Bishop counters with a solid body kick.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bennett throws a chopping leg kick but Bishop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bishop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Keith Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bishop tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Bishop throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bennett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bennett.
Bennett takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennett.
Bennett misses with a leg kick
and Bennett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennett fails with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
A nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bennett will feel that in the morning.
Bishop lands with a straight right. Bennett didn't see that one coming.
Bennett moves out of range of the leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bishop moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bennett or perhaps it was just good defense by Bishop, which made it look bad.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bennett.
It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Bennett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett looks winded!
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Bishop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bishop scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
Bennett has a takedown stuffed.
Bishop stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
A low kick from Bennett is predictable there
and Bishop counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
A little feinted left hand from Bishop on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice body kick from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
A shot to the body from Bennett misses
and Bishop counters with a nice body kick.
Bishop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bennett's sensitive parts.
Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Bennett's side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bennett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bishop has got the better of the exchanges.
Bishop lands a jab to the head.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bennett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Bennett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bennett.
Bishop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bennett throws a right hand that misses
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bishop.
Bishop connects with the punch.
Bennett is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bennett.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
You can see that Bennett has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
Bennett throws a lazy body kick
and Bishop counters with a body kick that stops Bennett in his tracks momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Bishop. Beautiful body shot.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bishop here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
Bishop paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bishop 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.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop lands a big head kick that sends Bennett tumbling to the mat! Bishop takes a step backwards and waves Bennett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bennett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bishop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bennett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bishop pinned against the cage. Bishop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop connects with a nice looking jab.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
Bennett throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bennett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Keith Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws a sloppy head kick
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Bennett 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Bennett down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bishop.
Bishop lands with an overhand left.
Bennett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Bishop.
Bishop lands with a hook. Bennett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bennett is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bishop is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bennett.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop scores with a nice head shot.
Bennett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennett.
Bishop thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bennett throws a hook but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop.
Bennett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bishop. Bishop obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bennett avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Bennett settles back down.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett throws a lazy uppercut
and Bishop counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
A jab lands there for Bishop.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on Bishop's shoulder, as Bishop tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop with a hook.
Bishop swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bennett.
Bennett tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bennett looks for a takedown but Bishop sprawls well.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bishop can pounce on him.
Bishop scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennett should have avoided that one.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Bishop.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bishop.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Bishop.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bennett.
Bishop getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bennett walks into a jab.
Bishop works the jab nicely.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bishop looks for the body kick but Bennett saw that one coming.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bennett.
Bennett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop thumps Bennett with a low kick.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bishop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Bennett moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Bennett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.
Bishop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett has a takedown stuffed.
Bishop lands with a hook. Bennett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennett tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bishop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bennett momentarily.
Bennett darts in looking for a takedown but Bishop gets double underhooks and turns Bennett into the cage.
Bishop is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks for a takedown but Bishop sprawls well.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Bennett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bennett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett shoots in for a double leg but Bishop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justin Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bishop pushes Bennett away with a front kick.
Bishop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennett. That did some damage!
A cross from Bishop lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Bishop pushes Bennett away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bishop connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bennett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bishop displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bennett.
Bishop throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bishop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bennett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but Bennett persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bennett.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
That kick from Bishop tenderised Bennett's leg. Bennett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bishop stalks Bennett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bennett's face. Bennett staggers backwards, shaken.
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bishop throws a front kick that sends Bennett stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands a big head kick that sends Bennett tumbling to the mat! Bishop takes a step backwards and waves Bennett back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bishop buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bishop with the inside leg kick.
Bennett shoots in looking for a takedown. Bishop tries to sprawl out of it but Bennett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bishop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop thumps Bennett with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Bennett down.
Bennett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bishop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop with a nice calf kick.
Bennett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bishop counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennett in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett shoots and misses
and Bishop counters with a leg kick.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bishop 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.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennett on the side of the head.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bishop as he avoids it easily.
Bennett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bennett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bennett fails with the takedown.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bishop.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Bennett throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bishop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett throws a low kick but Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bishop lands a nice shot that snaps Bennett's head back.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bennett takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bishop.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett takes one to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bishop pinned against the cage. Bishop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body kick there by Bishop.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop scores with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett misses with a series of wild punches.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop had his way with Justin Bennett in that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bishop counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennett tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bishop defends well and Bennett ends up having to push Bishop into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bennett moves forwards but Bishop connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bennett throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bennett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bishop avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Bishop finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Bennett with that takedown attempt.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Bennett.
Bennett dives in and grabs Bishop's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bishop pushes down on Bennett's head and hops out.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bishop - that will leave a mark!
Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bennett tries to move into range but Bishop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bishop drops Bennett with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bennett looks back up at him and smiles so Bishop waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bishop scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop cracks Bennett on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bennett falls backwards against the cage. Bishop follows up with more strikes that drop Bennett to his knees. Bishop keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bennett! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Bishop!
Keith Bishop is the new heavyweight champion!
As Keith Bishop got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I’m Finally A World Champion '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 444 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 65 p4p, 172 weight class). Nigel Benn Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronin throws a combination that misses
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Voronin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Voronin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Voronin rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Voronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benn Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Voronin instigates a clinch.
Voronin tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Voronin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin avoiding damage as Benn Jr throws knees to the body.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Voronin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Voronin.
Benn Jr avoiding damage.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Benn Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Voronin lands a body punch.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voronin is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Benn Jr.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Voronin.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin with the inside leg kick.
Voronin slips under a jab.
Voronin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Voronin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Voronin backing up. Voronin nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a wild body kick that Benn Jr sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Voronin feints a jab promting Benn Jr to slip. Voronin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benn Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Voronin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voronin scrambles back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling him.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Benn Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voronin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Voronin throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Voronin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Voronin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Voronin ducks right into an uppercut from Benn Jr.
A head kick by Voronin misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benn Jr 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Voronin avoids nicely.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Voronin avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voronin is out of range and Benn Jr settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Voronin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Voronin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voronin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Voronin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voronin walks into a stiff left hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin connects with a nice looking jab.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Voronin backs off Benn Jr throws a huge counter combo but Voronin manages to avoid it all.
Voronin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Voronin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voronin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voronin. Voronin obviously looking to wear him down.
Voronin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benn Jr.
Voronin is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Voronin.
Oh Voronin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Voronin seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Voronin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benn Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin counters with a nice body kick.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin clinches.
Voronin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Voronin moves out of range.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Voronin throws a body kick.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Voronin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronin cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
Voronin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Voronin with a series of wild strikes but Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Voronin.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Voronin lands a nice shot that snaps Benn Jr's head back.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benn Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Voronin misses with a hook
and Benn Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voronin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benn Jr eats them both and turns towards Voronin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benn Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Benn Jr's jaw. Benn Jr's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Voronin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andriy Voronin!
Andriy Voronin retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Andriy Voronin 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.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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