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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 2449 p4p, 2024 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 326 p4p, 277 weight class). Damian Dudley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudley misses with a body shot
and Norris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damian Dudley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley fails to land with a series of punches.
Dudley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dudley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Norris counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Dudley.
Despite the aggression on Norris's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dudley swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNorris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dudley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've been hearing reports that Dudley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dudley misses with a hook.
Dudley closes the distance and clinches.
Dudley can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Dudley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dudley lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Chuck Norris has been cut.
Dudley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dudley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Norris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dudley keeps control of Norris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris shoots in for a double leg but Dudley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Norris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Norris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dudley.
Norris throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dudley is looking to counter the offense by Norris and move into the clinch.
Norris throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudley.
Dudley has managed to clinch.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudley has double underhooks.
Dudley misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris avoids a wild elbow strike from Dudley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Dudley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Norris darts in looking for a takedown but Dudley gets double underhooks and turns Norris into the cage.
Dudley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Norris counters with a one-two to the body.
Dudley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Norris tries to get set, Dudley tries to push him back and clinch up but Norris manages to avoid the attempt.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris wants to counter the offense by Dudley and move into the clinch position.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
Dudley misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dudley has time to react.
Dudley swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Dudley cracks Norris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
Dudley scores with the left hand. Norris knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Dudley throws out a powerful jab.
Dudley misses with a left hand
and Norris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris'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.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Dudley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dudley tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dudley avoids the head kick by Norris.
Dudley throws a combination that misses
and Norris counters with a nice body kick.
Dudley rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley dodges an elbow strike from Norris.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Dudley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris counters with a body kick.
Dudley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dudley checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Dudley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Norris doesn't seem phased though.
Chuck Norris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris lands a head shot.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris tries a quick counter leg kick but Dudley is wise to it.
Dudley doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Norris wants to counter the offense by Dudley and move into the clinch position.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands with a nice combination. Dudley backs away looking to recover.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dudley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Norris.
Nice uppercut lands for Dudley. That snapped Norris's head back.
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!
Dudley rushes Norris and presses him up against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow that misses.
Dudley swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dudley misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dudley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dudley breaks the clinch.
Dudley throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dudley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Norris.
Norris gets tackled into the cage by Dudley. Dudley maintains the clinch.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Dudley has double underhooks.
Dudley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dudley pushes off an throws an elbow but Norris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Dudley.
Dudley tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris has Dudley pressed against the cage, preventing Dudley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dudley working hard to break the clinch.
Dudley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dudley looks to land a right hand but Norris moved out of range.
Norris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Dudley lands a glancing blow to the side of Norris's head.
Dudley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley scores with a jab. Norris acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dudley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Norris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dudley is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Dudley misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Norris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dudley.
Norris misses the shot to the body.
Dudley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Norris.
Dudley throws the left hand but Norris avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Dudley.
Dudley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norris can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudley misses with a hook to the body
and Norris counters with a three punch combo that has Dudley backing up. Dudley nods at Norris to acknowledge the strikes.
Dudley fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dudley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris is looking for the big counter here.
Norris moves out of range as Dudley strikes.
Norris lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dudley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Norris is predictable there
and Dudley counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Dudley scores with a four punch combination!
Dudley just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudley sets himself, and Norris steps forward looking for the clinch! Dudley avoids it this time.
Norris looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudley is just out of range.
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Dudley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
Dudley tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Dudley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dudley darts in and clinches Norris up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dudley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris tries to move into range but Dudley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dudley looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Dudley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dudley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Norris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudley misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damian Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dudley cracks Norris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Dudley misses its intended target.
Norris misses with a leg kick.
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norris lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Norris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris throws out a counter right but Dudley avoids it with no problem.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dudley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudley 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
Damian Dudley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vegan Gains logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Escorre (ranked 1855 p4p, 2983 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 58 p4p, 91 weight class). Marcus St Stone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Escorre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Escorre circles away.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escorre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As St Stone looks to move away, Escorre throws a big counter combo but St Stone just gets out of the way.
St Stone tries to clinch up.
Escorre seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Escorre pushes St Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Escorre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Stone closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Escorre's brow.
Escorre tries to throw a body punch but St Stone avoids it by throwing Escorre back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escorre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Stone.
Escorre is stalling here.
St Stone taking a breather.
Escorre tries to break the clinch but St Stone is controlling the position.
St Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Escorre - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Stone being controlled against the cage.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Escorre 's eye.
 It looks like Claudio Escorre has been cut.
St Stone crunches a lovely knee into Escorre's ribcage.
Nice elbow from St Stone.
St Stone prevents a body shot from Escorre.
St Stone has Escorre pressed against the cage, preventing Escorre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
St Stone takes a shot to the head.
St Stone lands a nice elbow.
Escorre can't break the clinch.
Come on Escorre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
Escorre managing to block the knees to the body from St Stone.
Escorre leaning against his opponent.
Escorre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Stone's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escorre pushes St Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Stone.
St Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escorre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Escorre breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escorre throws a sloppy body shot
and St Stone counters with a two punch combo.
Escorre circles away from the clinch attempt
and Escorre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Stone forces Escorre back against the cage and clinches.
St Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escorre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Escorre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escorre takes an elbow to the temple.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Escorre shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escorre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Escorre dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
Escorre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escorre breaks from the clinch.
St Stone tries to clinch but Escorre moves away
and Escorre counters with a nice body shot.
St Stone looks winded!
St Stone wants to clinch.
Escorre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Stone tries to clinch but Escorre moves out of range.
Escorre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Stone moves out of range as Escorre strikes.
St Stone tries to clinch but Escorre is having none of it.
Escorre bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Stone's head backwards.
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escorre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escorre forces St Stone back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Escorre is defending well for now.
Escorre blocks an elbow strike.
Escorre being controlled against the cage.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Escorre blocks with his arms.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Escorre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escorre throws a body punch but St Stone moves out of range.
A punch combination from Escorre misses.
St Stone is looking to clinch.
Escorre seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Escorre circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Escorre. Those never looked like landing.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escorre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Stone closes the distance and pushes Escorre back into the cage.
Escorre lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Stone.
St Stone misses with a body punch.
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 Claudio Escorre will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Escorre swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Escorre is avoiding it.
St Stone tries to clinch but Escorre is having none of it.
We've been informed that St Stone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Stone instigates a clinch.
Escorre struggles to land a body shot inside as St Stone controls his hands.
St Stone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escorre lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Stone backwards.
Escorre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Escorre is struggling to control the position.
Escorre tries to throw a body punch but St Stone avoids it by throwing Escorre back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Escorre.
Escorre lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Escorre.
Escorre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St Stone is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Escorre.
Escorre can't find room to land a body shot as St Stone controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escorre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escorre punishes St Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Escorre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Stone can do to turn this around?
A combination from Escorre does no damage.
Escorre sets himself, and St Stone steps forward looking for the clinch! Escorre avoids it this time.
Escorre clinches with his opponent.
Escorre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escorre moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Escorre.
Escorre works on St Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Escorre.
Escorre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Stone or not.
Escorre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Escorre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
St Stone tries to stall but Escorre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Escorre breaks from the clinch.
Escorre throws a right and a left that St Stone avoids nicely.
St Stone has closed the distance and engaged Escorre in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Escorre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escorre misses with a two punch combination.
Escorre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
St Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Escorre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escorre throws a big counter combination but St Stone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Escorre keeps it at a distance.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escorre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Escorre is avoiding it.
Escorre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escorre lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Escorre does no damage.
Escorre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escorre keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Escorre was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
St Stone is looking to clinch but Escorre is avoiding it.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Escorre keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escorre just misses with a punch to the body.
St Stone ducks right into an uppercut from Escorre.
St Stone has managed to clinch.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Escorre blocks with his arms.
Escorre cracks St Stone with a nice body shot.
Escorre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escorre connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt St Stone! He's out on his feet! Escorre rushes in and drops St Stone with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Claudio Escorre!
After winning the bout, Claudio Escorre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 514 p4p, 645 weight class) and Abraham Durden (ranked 69 p4p, 88 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Durden!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden scores with a punch to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Durden throws a hook but Hlervu avoids it easily.
Durden throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu tried to counter with a leg kick but Durden avoided it.
Durden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Durden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hlervu on the side of the head.
Hlervu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Durden looks for the body kick but Hlervu saw that one coming.
Hlervu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden checks a low kick from Hlervu.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden slips a jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Durden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hlervu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hlervu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hlervu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durden moves away.
Good leg kick by Durden.
Hlervu slips under a jab from Durden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Hlervu.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden takes one to the chin there.
Hlervu fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hlervu. Durden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hlervu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hlervu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hlervu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden checks the leg kick.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden thuds his right hand into Hlervu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durden misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Hlervu misses the target.
Hlervu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Durden's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Durden's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hlervu throws a leg kick that misses.
Durden stuns Hlervu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hlervu works Durden's body with a nice hook.
Abraham Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden avoids the head kick by Hlervu.
Hlervu scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Durden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hlervu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Hlervu connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hlervu is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hlervu.
Durden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hlervu on the side of the head.
Durden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Durden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hlervu throws out the jab.
Hlervu lands with a shot to the body.
Hlervu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Durden.
Durden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hlervu doesn't seem bothered though.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Hlervu.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hlervu.
Durden is looking to land body kicks.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Hlervu slips a jab from Durden.
Hlervu takes one to the side of the head.
Hlervu lands with a shot to the body.
Hlervu takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu connects with the punch.
Durden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Hlervu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Hlervu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hlervu.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu backing away here, and Durden unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Durden lands a jab to the nose.
Durden misses with a low kick as Hlervu jumps back.
Hlervu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durden tries to break free but Hlervu pushes him back against the cage.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden breaks the clinch.
Durden motions for Hlervu to come forward. Durden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Durden fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hlervu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hlervu takes the fight into the clinch.
Hlervu misses with a punch on the inside.
Hlervu throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Durden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hlervu's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Durden does no damage.
Hlervu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hlervu slips under a jab.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from Hlervu.
Durden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden motions for Hlervu to come forward. Durden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Hlervu as he checks the leg kick.
Hlervu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Durden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durden throws the left hand but Hlervu avoids the punch easily.
Hlervu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Durden staying out of range there.
Durden slips under a jab from Hlervu.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
Hlervu misses with a straight right.
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 Braynas Hlervu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hlervu wants to land a leg kick but Durden is out of range.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hlervu is out of range.
Hlervu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durden.
Hlervu throws a low kick but Durden moves out of range easily.
A jab from Durden misses.
Hlervu lands with a shot to the body.
Durden swings for the body but Hlervu moves out of range.
Hlervu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hlervu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Durden.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Hlervu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden connects with a single shot there.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hlervu 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.
Hlervu checks a leg kick.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Abraham Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hlervu digs a good body shot into Durden's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu wants to clinch up but Durden keeps it at a distance.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hlervu.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Durden lands a body shot.
Durden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Hlervu's shoulder, as Hlervu tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick lands for Hlervu.
Durden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hlervu throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Hlervu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hlervu defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Hlervu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Durden throws the left hand but Hlervu avoids the punch easily.
Hlervu checks a low kick from Durden.
Hlervu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hlervu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hlervu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Durden throws a body punch but Hlervu moves out of range.
Durden just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHlervu.
Hlervu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Durden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hlervu. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hlervu avoids the body shot from Durden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hlervu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hlervu scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Hlervu counters with a straight right hand.
Hlervu throws a big shot that misses.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Hlervu is just out of range.
Hlervu throwing a counter right hand but Durden manages to avoid it.
Durden misses with an uppercut.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hlervu throws a body kick that misses.
Durden moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
Durden connects with a leg kick.
Hlervu misses with a wild body shot.
Hlervu throws a body shot but no joy.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Hlervu is out of range.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durden.
Hlervu scores with a sloppy right hand. Durden should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu throws a leg kick that misses.
Hlervu drops his hands momentarily and Durden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hlervu takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
Hlervu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
Durden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durden.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Hlervu lands a jab to the nose.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu cracks Durden with an open hand slap.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hlervu throws a head kick that misses.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hlervu.
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!
Hlervu misses with a head kick.
Durden scores with a nice body kick.
Hlervu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden scores with a jab to the head.
Good work by Hlervu as he checks the leg kick.
Hlervu scores with a nice right hand.
Hlervu misses the jab.
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Durden checks a leg kick.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hlervu punishes Durden's body with a nice straight punch.
Durden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hlervu.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Hlervu moves away and avoids it.
Durden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
Good standup being displayed there by Durden as he connects with a hook.
Durden connects with a crisp jab.
Hlervu cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Hlervu misses.
Hlervu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hlervu misses with an uppercut.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Hlervu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abraham Durden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Good leg kick by Durden.
Hlervu just misses with a punch to the body.
Hlervu looks to score with a jab to the body but Durden is just out of range.
A jab from Hlervu misses.
Hlervu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Durden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hlervu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hlervu throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Hlervu does no damage.
Hlervu backing away here, and Durden unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hlervu lands a front kick.
Durden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hlervu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Durden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hlervu.
Hlervu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Durden is able to avoid easily.
Hlervu checks a leg kick nicely.
Hlervu moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot by Durden.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hlervu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hlervu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Durden.
Hlervu checks a low kick from Durden.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hlervu connects with a solid leg kick.
Hlervu thuds a left hand into Durden's body.
Hlervu ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden scores with a jab to the body.
Hlervu moves into the clinch.
Hlervu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hlervu pushes Durden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Durden tries to circle away but Hlervu has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hlervu.
Durden tries a body shot but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Hlervu as the two fighters clinch.
Hlervu lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Hlervu.
Durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hlervu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hlervu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durden scores with a nice right hand.
Hlervu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durden thumps Hlervu with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hlervu checks a leg kick.
Durden tries to work over Hlervu's front leg with a kick but Hlervu checks it.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
Hlervu cracks Durden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hlervu misses with a looping left.
Durden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hlervu.
Hlervu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hlervu misses with a low kick.
Hlervu tries a head kick but it misses.
Hlervu throws a low kick but Durden avoids it.
Durden scores with a leg kick.
Hlervu checks a low kick from Durden.
Hlervu misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Hlervu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hlervu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Hlervu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hlervu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hlervu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hlervu was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hlervu.
Hlervu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Hlervu moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hlervu connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durden misses with a kick to the body.
Hlervu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Durden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Durden throws a solid leg kick but Hlervu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
Durden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlervu checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Hlervu off the cage and back into range.
Durden misses with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Durden misses with a body kick.
Hlervu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hlervu misses with a body kick.
Durden moves out of range as Hlervu strikes.
Hlervu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
Hlervu has closed the distance and engaged Durden in a clinch.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hlervu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hlervu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durden can't find room to land a body shot as Hlervu controls the action.
Durden blocking some punches.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hlervu misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hlervu.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Braynas Hlervu.
I think Hlervu 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Braynas Hlervu!
A very excited looking Braynas Hlervu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 901 p4p, 1104 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 131 p4p, 161 weight class). Jensen Chelios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagestanskiy misses with a hook
and Chelios finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Chelios misses with a hook. Dagestanskiy ducked under it nicely.
Dagestanskiy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dagestanskiy slips under a jab.
Chelios bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chelios tries to land a leg kick but Dagestanskiy saw it coming and moves away.
Dagestanskiy punishes Chelios's body with a nice straight punch.
Dagestanskiy blocks the body kick.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
Chelios looks to land a left hand but Dagestanskiy moved out of range nicely.
Dagestanskiy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination that misses
and Chelios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dagestanskiy thinking.
Dagestanskiy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dagestanskiy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chelios's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagestanskiy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chelios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chelios scores with a hook.
Chelios takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chelios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dagestanskiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dagestanskiy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chelios throws out the jab.
Dagestanskiy slips a straight right by Chelios.
Chelios swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big left from Dagestanskiy misses.
Nice straight punches there by Dagestanskiy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dagestanskiy.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dagestanskiy lands a lovely overhand right.
Chelios is looking to score with low kicks.
Dagestanskiy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dagestanskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chelios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chelios slips under a jab from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chelios looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dagestanskiy lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios misses the body punch
enabling Dagestanskiy to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chelios can pounce on him.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
Dagestanskiy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chelios throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Dagestanskiy counter with a right hand.
Chelios connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dagestanskiy tries to move into range but Chelios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dagestanskiy throws a hook but Chelios avoids it easily.
Chelios lands a leg kick that knocks Dagestanskiy off balance momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chelios, as that shot connected.
Chelios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dagestanskiy lands with a nice combination. Chelios backs away looking to recover.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body. Dagestanskiy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dagestanskiy slips under a jab from Chelios.
Dagestanskiy throws a body punch but Chelios moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chelios.
Chelios cracks a nice hook into Dagestanskiy's ribs.
Dagestanskiy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chelios swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Chelios scores with a shot to the body.
Chelios digs a good body shot into Dagestanskiy's ribs.
Dagestanskiy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chelios throws a poor cross that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chelios throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dagestanskiy avoids the head kick by Chelios.
Chelios looks to land a left hand but Dagestanskiy moved out of range nicely.
Chelios avoids the body shot from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chelios lunges at Dagestanskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dagestanskiy's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range.
Chelios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dagestanskiy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dagestanskiy moves away from the strike by Chelios.
Chelios lands a leg kick that knocks Dagestanskiy off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios lunges at Dagestanskiy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dagestanskiy's hand.
Chelios works the jab nicely.
Chelios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios takes one to the chin there.
Chelios cracks Dagestanskiy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dagestanskiy dips to his left and cracks Chelios with an uppercut!
Dagestanskiy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chelios throws a solid leg kick but Dagestanskiy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chelios.
Dagestanskiy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chelios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dagestanskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chelios.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that round.
That's time! Dagestanskiy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A swing and a miss from Chelios.
Dagestanskiy tries to bum rush Chelios with a series of wild strikes but Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chelios bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chelios lands a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dagestanskiy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dagestanskiy misses with a right hand
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dagestanskiy's head backwards.
 Dagestanskiy is rocked!
Chelios slips a jab from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Oh Dagestanskiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dagestanskiy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chelios counters with a right hand to the body.
Chelios throws a body shot but no joy.
Dagestanskiy seems to have got his legs back now.
Chelios chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dagestanskiy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dagestanskiy has time to react.
Chelios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dagestanskiy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dagestanskiy staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Chelios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dagestanskiy is looking for a counter combo.
Chelios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dagestanskiy with a poor takedown
and Chelios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khaba Dagestanskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dagestanskiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dagestanskiy misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios lands a really nice looking cross but Dagestanskiy seems unphased.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Dagestanskiy is just out of range.
Chelios throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Chelios misses with a jab to the body
and Dagestanskiy counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios takes one to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a right hand but Chelios moved out of range.
Chelios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dagestanskiy.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Dagestanskiy finds it's target.
Chelios throws an overhand right that lands on Dagestanskiy's shoulder, as Dagestanskiy tries to avoid the shot.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of punches but Chelios avoids them all with ease.
Dagestanskiy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chelios stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dagestanskiy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dagestanskiy takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chelios scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dagestanskiy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagestanskiy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chelios makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chelios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dagestanskiy moves away.
Dagestanskiy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dagestanskiy walks into a left hand.
Chelios cracks a nice hook into Dagestanskiy's ribs.
Chelios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy shoots and misses
letting Chelios counter with a right hand.
Chelios throws a body punch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Chelios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chelios scores with a nice strike.
Chelios connects with a leg kick.
Dagestanskiy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dagestanskiy throws a body punch but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chelios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios throws a head kick that half lands.
Chelios cracks a nice hook into Dagestanskiy's ribs.
Chelios misses with a head kick.
Dagestanskiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chelios lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dagestanskiy at a distance.
Chelios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dagestanskiy.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
Dagestanskiy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chelios throws a right hand that misses
and Dagestanskiy counters with a right hand to the body.
Dagestanskiy tries to clinch but Chelios moves out of range.
And Chelios responds with a good body kick, but Dagestanskiy manages to step out the way in time.
Dagestanskiy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chelios.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dagestanskiy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dagestanskiy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chelios, as that shot connected.
Dagestanskiy darts in looking for a takedown but Chelios gets double underhooks and turns Dagestanskiy into the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chelios! But no joy.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Chelios cracks Dagestanskiy with a nice body shot.
Chelios tries to work over Dagestanskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chelios throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy is looking to control Chelios's arms but Chelios gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dagestanskiy has his back to the cage.
Chelios lands a right hand.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dagestanskiy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestanskiy misses with a punch on the inside.
Dagestanskiy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right hand to the body from Chelios.
Chelios works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chelios lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chelios.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chelios lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios is muscling Dagestanskiy up against the cage and as Dagestanskiy bounces back off, Chelios cracks him with a huge right hand! Dagestanskiy crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jensen Chelios!
Jensen Chelios seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masa Sanada (ranked 663 p4p, 689 weight class) and Gideon Navarro (ranked 95 p4p, 103 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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39
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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 37 - 18 - 4, fighting out of London, Masa Sanada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gideon Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanada lands a glancing blow to the side of Navarro's head.
Sanada misses with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Masa Sanada has been cut.
Sanada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Navarro moves away from the strike by Sanada.
Sanada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanada connects with a body shot that sends Navarro's belly button to the back.
Sanada lands with a good body shot.
Sanada misses with a body shot.
Navarro slips a jab from Sanada.
Navarro throws out a counter right but Sanada avoids it with no problem.
Sanada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navarro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navarro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Navarro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
Sanada misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Navarro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Navarro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Navarro 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.
Sanada misses with a shot to the body
and Navarro counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanada misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanada lands with a cross.
Sanada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanada throws a series of punches but Navarro moves out of range.
Sanada lands a jab to the nose.
Masa Sanada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanada sizes up Navarro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Navarro is rocked!
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!
Sanada misses with a hook. Navarro ducked under it nicely.
Sanada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Navarro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sanada misses.
Navarro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanada swings widly with a right hand
and Navarro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Navarro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Navarro blocks a jab.
Navarro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanada misses with a left hand
and Navarro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Sanada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Navarro walks into a straight right hand from Sanada.
Sanada misses with a hook
and Sanada is countered with a crisp right hand from Navarro that sends him to the canvas! Navarro follows him to the mat into side control.
Sanada is rocked!
Sanada is trying to control Navarro's posture but Navarro avoids it.
Oh Sanada is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada is looking to regain half guard here but Navarro keeps moving and retains side control.
Sanada seems to have got his legs back now.
Navarro is trying to get an arm triangle but Sanada is defending well.
Navarro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sanada has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Navarro but great work by Sanada.
Sanada trying to control the action but Navarro is working from the bottom.
Navarro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is looking to get back to his feet here but Sanada is keeping cool and he's managed to take Navarro's back.
Sanada doesn't have the hooks in and Navarro manages to turn into his guard.
Navarro wants to control from the top but Sanada keeps moving.
Sanada has his hands on Navarro's head, controlling the position.
Navarro drops back looking for a leg! Sanada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanada manages to kick Navarro off! Navarro jumps back into Sanada's guard.
Navarro prevents Sanada from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masa Sanada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Masa Sanada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Navarro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Navarro.
Sanada throws a jab when Navarro was well out of range.
Navarro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sanada misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Navarro! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jab by Sanada.
A jab from Navarro does it's job there.
A big right from Sanada misses.
Sanada moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNavarro.
Sanada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Navarro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanada.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
A little jabbing left from Navarro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Navarro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanada.
And Navarro responds with a good body kick, but Sanada manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanada lands a jab.
Sanada throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Sanada misses.
Navarro throws the left hand but Sanada avoids the punch easily.
Sanada avoids the body shot from Navarro.
Sanada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Navarro can do to turn this around?
Sanada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Navarro's head.
Sanada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanada loads up on a big right hand but Navarro slips the punch.
Sanada moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNavarro.
Sanada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanada throws a poor cross that misses
and Navarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanada throws out a loose jab but Navarro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navarro looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sanada missing with a left hand there. Navarro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Navarro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Navarro shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Navarro counters with a beautiful punch that sends Sanada to the canvas!
Navarro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanada is working an open guard so Navarro takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A big left from Sanada misses.
A nice side step and Navarro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Navarro.
Sanada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Navarro's head backwards.
Navarro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Navarro is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanada finish him?
Navarro slips under a jab from Sanada.
Navarro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Navarro seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Navarro ducks under a wild hook from Sanada.
A countering left hand to the body from Navarro misses.
Sanada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Navarro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Sanada.
Sanada throws a right hand that misses
and Sanada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanada pounces like a tiger and cracks Navarro with a vicious hook! Navarro is down but not out! Sanada follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Masa Sanada!
Masa Sanada took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conviction for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 441 p4p, 694 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 23 p4p, 40 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142
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World class boxer
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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 36 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Mayer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mayer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mayer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cruz tries to buck Mayer off but Mayer is having none of it.
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.
Mayer goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cruz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mayer but great work by Cruz.
Cruz in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz staying calm.
Cruz with the ground and pound but Mayer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz working Mayer over with strikes.
Mayer looking for submissions off his back.
Mayer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cruz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mayer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cruz landing punches.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mayer is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cruz cracks Mayer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz looking to finish Mayer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayer!
Mayer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Mayer's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Mayer's head.
Mayer is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Mayer's temple.
Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayer defending well though.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayer keeps working.
Cruz is pressing down on Mayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayer is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Mayer is defending well.
Cruz uses his free foot to push down on Mayer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mayer.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz scoring with strikes but Mayer is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Cruz tries to control but Mayer wriggling away.
Cruz working Mayer over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz looking to finish Mayer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mayer!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mayer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mayer takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cruz somewhat.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mayer defends it easily.
Cruz looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayer looking to pass the guard.
Cruz is trying to keep Mayer in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is pulling down on Mayer's head to control his posture.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Mayer postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Mayer's guard.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mayer has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayer can do to turn this around?
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz working Mayer over with strikes.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Mayer is working away.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Mayer is defending it quite comfortably.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Mayer is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Mayer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is pressing down on Mayer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mayer is holding on for now.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayer actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz is working for a kimura but Mayer is defending it quite comfortably.
Mayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Mayer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Mayer is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Cruz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Dom Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz tries for a takedown but Mayer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mayer there.
Cruz tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cruz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mayer clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Mayer has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Mayer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Mayer manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mayer to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dom Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Mayer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cruz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mayer to the mat. Mayer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mayer looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayer, not yet.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mayer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Mayer's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Mayer throws up his legs and catches Cruz in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Cruz tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Mayer! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Damen Mayer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dinu (ranked 660 p4p, 354 weight class) and Gauthier Delisle (ranked 99 p4p, 58 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Dinu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gauthier Delisle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delisle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dinu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dinu throws a head kick but Delisle moves out of range.
Dinu blocks a head kick by Delisle.
Delisle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDinu.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delisle.
Dinu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Gauthier Delisle has been cut.
Dinu misses with a combination
and Delisle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Delisle looking to sit in guard and control but Dinu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dinu being controlled here momentarily.
Delisle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Delisle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delisle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dinu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dinu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Delisle is looking to slow Dinu down with leg kicks.
Delisle lands with a good body shot.
Delisle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Delisle walks into a straight right hand from Dinu.
Dinu scores with a body shot.
Whack! Dinu lands a heavy head kick that drops Delisle. The ref tackles Dinu to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Delisle was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ryan Dinu!
Ryan Dinu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hip Hop (ranked 342 p4p, 610 weight class) and Zheko Melondov (ranked 48 p4p, 88 weight class). Hop comes to the cage accompanied by Hard in Da Paint. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zheko Melondov!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melondov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melondov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hop counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Melondov cracks Hop with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hop looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Melondov finish him?
It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
Hop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hop does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Melondov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melondov moves into the clinch.
Melondov tries to work over Hop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hop lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melondov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melondov lands with a left to the head.
Hop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Melondov lands a shoulder strike.
Melondov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Melondov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Melondov backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hop.
Melondov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Melondov on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Melondov.
Hop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hop lands a left hand.
Melondov breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hop wants to clinch but Melondov slips to the side
and Melondov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Melondov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov thows a leg kick but Hop checks it
and Hop counters with a left to the body.
Hop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hop with a jab.
It looks like Zheko Melondov has been cut.
Melondov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melondov tries to clinch up
and Hop counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hop thumps Melondov with a low kick.
Melondov lands with a shot to the body.
Melondov lands with a hook. Hop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melondov connects with a superb combination that knocks Hop out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Melondov before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Hop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zheko Melondov!
An out of breath Zheko Melondov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspektor Gee (ranked 275 p4p, 200 weight class) and Wolfgang Muller (ranked 44 p4p, 33 weight class). Muller has chosen In the Hall of the Mountain King as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Muller!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Muller flicks out a counter leg kick but Gee steps away.
Muller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Gee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Muller.
A big right from Muller misses.
Gee throws a low kick but Muller moves out of range easily.
Muller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller lands with an uppercut that bounces Gee off the cage and back into range.
Gee with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller throws a low kick but Gee moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee is looking to land body kicks.
Gee lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Gee throws a leg kick
and Muller counters with an outside leg kick.
Muller slips a straight right by Gee.
Muller slips a jab and a cross from Gee.
Muller throws out a counter right but Gee avoids it with no problem.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gee misses with a hook to the body
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gee throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Gee counters with a low kick, right behind Muller 's knee.
Gee misses with a looping left.
Muller appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Muller coming out on top.
Gee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Muller, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Muller counters with an outside leg kick.
Gee is looking to chop away at Muller's legs.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muller.
Gee throws a series of punches but Muller moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gee cracks Muller with a good jab.
Inspektor Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gee at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Gee.
Gee avoids the body shot from Muller.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muller.
Gee throws a leg kick but Muller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice side step and Muller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muller misses with a leg kick.
Gee tries to land a front kick but Muller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Muller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gee takes a step back to recover.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller cracks Gee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gee is breathing heavily.
Gee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gee tries to land a leg kick but Muller saw it coming and moves away.
A left lands for Muller.
Muller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muller checks a leg kick.
Muller stuns Gee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Muller tests Gee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wolfgang Muller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Muller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gee connects with a solid leg kick.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A clash of legs there as Muller blocks the low kick.
Muller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gee was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
Muller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gee's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gee - that will leave a mark!
Gee blocks a head kick by Muller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gee scores with a nice body kick.
Gee tests Muller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Muller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Gee misses.
A head kick misses from Muller.
Wolfgang Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gee sizes up Muller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muller walks into a stiff left hand from Gee.
Muller misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gee, as that shot connected.
Gee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Muller.
Muller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muller.
Muller throws a leg kick which misses Gee's front leg but catches the back leg as Gee tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gee ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Gee's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Muller looks to land a left hand but Gee moved out of range nicely.
Muller with a jab.
Muller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gee.
Muller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Inspektor Gee has been cut.
Gee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Muller. That one must have hurt.
Gee walks into a straight right hand from Muller.
Gee misses the body punch
and Muller counters with a huge left! Gee is in big trouble! He's backing up but Muller isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gee from any more damage. A dominating finish by Muller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Muller!
After the fight, Wolfgang Muller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 45 p4p, 241 weight class) and My Time (ranked 3 p4p, 15 weight class). My Time has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corassa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Time with a nice calf kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Time tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corassa working aggressively here.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Time scores with a nice short uppercut.
Time gets through Corassa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Time controls the action.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Corassa works on Time's body with a couple of short punches.
Corassa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Time tries to throw a body punch but Corassa avoids it by throwing Time back against the cage.
I was talking to Corassa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Corassa digs a right hand underneath Time's ribcage. Time let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Time gets through Corassa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time misses with the head strike.
Corassa tries to work over Time's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Corassa misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corassa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Time displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corassa throws out the jab.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Time tries to clinch up but Corassa circles away and keeps his distance.
Corassa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Corassa throws a hook to the side of Time's head but Time sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Time looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa throws a sloppy body shot
and Time counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corassa misses with a left hand
and Time counters with a three punch combo that has Corassa backing up. Corassa nods at Time to acknowledge the strikes.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Time looks to throw the jab but Corassa is out of range.
Corassa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Time misses with a two punch combination.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eduardo Corassa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corassa misses with a body kick.
Time looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa misses with a straight left.
Time throws a body punch but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa throwing a counter right hand but Time manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Time counters with a body kick.
Time connects with an inside leg kick.
Time keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corassa throws the left hand but Time avoids the punch easily.
Time only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Corassa pushes Time away with a front kick.
Corassa lands a slapping body shot.
Corassa moves out of range of the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corassa.
Time moves out of range as Corassa throws a body kick.
Corassa tries to move into range but Time moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corassa throws out a powerful jab.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
That kick from Corassa tenderised Time's leg. Time is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Time misses its intended target.
Corassa thuds his shin into the meat of Time's side.
Corassa throws a body punch but Time moves out of range.
Time throws out a counter right but Corassa avoids it with no problem.
Time misses with a left hand
and Corassa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Time's knee momentarily.
Corassa moves out of range as Time throws a body kick.
Corassa scores with a nice right hand.
Crunch! Corassa slams his shin into Time's torso.
Corassa misses the body punch
and Time counters with a straight right hand.
Corassa misses with an uppercut. Time saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Corassa checks a leg kick.
Corassa is looking to land body kicks.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Time throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Time.
Time looks to throw the jab but Corassa is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Corassa.
Corassa avoids the head kick by Time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Time tries a head kick but it misses.
Corassa connects with an inside leg kick.
Time swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Corassa.
Corassa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Time takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corassa loads up on a big right hand but Time slips the punch.
Corassa connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Time staying out of range there.
Time scoring well with a low kick there.
Time is looking to clinch but Corassa is avoiding it.
Corassa takes one on the button.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Corassa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Time.
Corassa throws a big shot that misses.
Time counters with a body kick.
Corassa swings for the body but Time moves out of range.
Corassa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Time misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Time cracks a nice hook into Corassa's ribs.
Corassa lands with a good body shot.
Corassa tries to score with a low kick but Time moves his leg out of the way.
Corassa misses with a looping left.
Corassa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Time manages to avoid it.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Time was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Corassa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Time is looking to score with low kicks.
Corassa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Time checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Time on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Time looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Corassa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Time tries a head kick but it misses.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corassa.
Time was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Corassa thows a body kick. Time tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Time blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Time releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Time does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa scores with a jab. Time acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a hook. Time ducked under it nicely.
Time throws out a counter right but Corassa avoids it with no problem.
Corassa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Time counters with a three punch combo that has Corassa backing up. Corassa nods at Time to acknowledge the strikes.
Corassa motions for Time to come forward. Corassa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Time now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Corassa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Time on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Corassa throws a jab when Time was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Corassa misses
and Time counters with a nice kick to the body.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corassa misses with a left hand
and Time counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Corassa thinking.
Corassa misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Time.
Corassa throws a jab but it's blocked by Time.
Time takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Corassa throws a sloppy head kick
and Time makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Corassa really felt that one!
Time dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Corassa. That did some damage!
Time takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Time does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Corassa.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Time jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa scores with a head kick. Time tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Time throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corassa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good shot there by Time.
Both fighters circling a little - Time finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Time swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa misses with a low kick as Time jumps back.
Time has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An inside leg kick lands from Time.
Corassa lands with a shot to the body.
Time throws a low kick, looking for Corassa's leg but Corassa calmly moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Corassa.
A punch lands to the side of Time 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Time avoids the body shot from Corassa.
Time slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time connects with an inside leg kick.
Corassa throws a leg kick which misses Time's front leg but catches the back leg as Time tries to avoid it.
Time is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
Corassa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Time swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Time down.
Time staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Time checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Time moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Corassa throws a front kick that sends Time stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Time down.
Corassa misses with a leg kick
and Time counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corassa's knee momentarily.
Time slips under a jab from Corassa.
Corassa misses with a hook.
Time has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
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 Eduardo Corassa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Corassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corassa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corassa thuds a left hand into Time's body.
Time tries to clinch but Corassa moves out of range.
Time slips a straight right by Corassa.
An inside leg kick lands from Corassa.
Time scores with a spinning back kick!
Corassa looks to score with a jab to the body but Time is just out of range.
Time's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corassa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Corassa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Time checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Time.
Corassa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Corassa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Corassa.
Time looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corassa throws a leg kick
and Time counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Time throws a body kick that misses.
Time tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corassa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Time moves out of range of the strikes.
Corassa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Time counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Time scores with a jab. Corassa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Time throws a shot from downtown. Corassa moves away and avoids it.
Time moves out of range of the body kick from Corassa.
Time moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Time has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Corassa.
Time takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Corassa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Time counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Corassa blocks the body kick.
Time is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Time slips under a jab from Corassa.
Corassa throws a hook but Time blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Corassa misses the target.
Time has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Corassa misses with a body shot.
Time misses with a hook.
Time closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Corassa is working Time over against the cage.
A short right from Corassa on the inside.
Corassa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Time misses with the head strike.
A short right from Corassa on the inside.
Corassa takes a shot to the head.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa blocks a body shot from Time.
Time swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Time misses with some punches.
Time working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Time lands with a right to the head.
Time blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Time blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Time.
Corassa can't find room to land a body shot as Time controls the action.
Time throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corassas head.
Corassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Corassa.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Corassa controls his hands.
Time lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Time gets through Corassa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Corassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corassa misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Corassa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corassa lands a nice uppercut.
Time tries to work over Corassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Time doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corassa manages to break the clinch.
Corassa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Time.
Corassa feints and then cracks Time's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Time down.
A slow jab from Time misses its intended target.
Corassa lands with a straight right. Time didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corassa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corassa swings widly with a right hand
and Time counters with a good, hard body kick but Corassa shrugs it off.
Corassa misses with a straight right.
Time blocks the body kick.
A little jabbing left from Time on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Time takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corassa lands a glancing blow to the side of Time's head.
Time tries to clinch there but Corassa circles away.
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Eduardo Corassa did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Corassa misses.
Corassa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corassa moves out of range as Time throws a body kick.
Corassa checks a low kick from Time.
Corassa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corassa takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
Time doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Corassa throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa connects with a crisp jab.
Corassa motions for Time to come forward. Corassa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Corassa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Time tries to clinch but Corassa is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa throws the kick towards the body but Time avoids it.
Jab, jab by Time - just one landing.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Corassa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Corassa misses with a double jab.
Corassa with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Time throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Corassa clobbers Time with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Time feints a counter leg kick.
Corassa misses with a low kick.
Time tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corassa was well out of range. Poor timing from Time.
A shot to the body from Corassa misses
and Time counters with a leg kick.
Corassa throws a body kick that misses
and Time counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corassa's knee momentarily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Corassa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Time throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Time takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Time as he checks the leg kick.
Time moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Time misses its intended target.
Corassa half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Time blocks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corassa.
Time has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Corassa.
Time checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corassa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Time counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corassa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Time's hands.
Time listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Corassa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Corassa keeps Time at a distance using the push kick.
Corassa misses the shot to the body.
Time looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Time moved out of range nicely.
Time takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Time lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corassa backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Time checks a leg kick.
Corassa throws a big shot that misses.
Time staying out of range there.
Corassa slips under a jab.
Time looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Time clinches up with Corassa and pushes him back against the cage.
Corassa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corassa breaks from the clinch.
Corassa connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick from Corassa, right into the meat of the thigh.
Time lands a right hook to the body.
Corassa looks to land a left hand but Time moved out of range nicely.
Corassa scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a leg kick but Corassa moved away.
Time looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corassa tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time misses with a low kick.
Corassa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Corassa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corassa stuns Time with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Corassa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corassa scoring well with a low kick there.
Time walks forward, straight into a front kick from Corassa.
Corassa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Time lands an overhand right.
Good standup being displayed there by Corassa as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa had his way with My Time in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Corassa with the inside leg kick.
Corassa lands with an uppercut that bounces Time off the cage and back into range.
Corassa throws a hook to the side of Time's head but Time sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Corassa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Time slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Corassa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time is trying to counter with his kicks.
Corassa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Time finds it's way round the side to connect with Corassa's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corassa.
Corassa gets tackled into the cage by Time. Time maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Time.
Corassa prevents a body shot from Time.
Corassa tries a body shot but Time blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Corassa fails to land.
Corassa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Time takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corassa with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time tries to clinch up.
Time connects with a nice looking jab.
Time fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corassa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Corassa misses.
Corassa connects with a solid leg kick.
Time clinches up against the cage.
Time swings wildly with an uppercut but Corassa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corassa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Time scoring well with a low kick there.
Time misses the jab.
Corassa misses with a kick to the body.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch but Corassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corassa 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.
My Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eduardo Corassa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Time wants to clinch.
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
Corassa misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corassa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corassa throws a lazy uppercut
and Time counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Time moves out of range as Corassa strikes.
Time misses with a head kick.
Corassa throws a lazy right hand but Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Time was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Corassa misses.
Corassa is looking to slow Time down with leg kicks.
Corassa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corassa connects with a right hand. Time shakes it off.
Corassa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corassa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Time's sensitive parts.
A jab from Corassa does it's job there.
Time changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Corassa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Time.
Corassa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Time has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Time has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Corassa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time has Corassa up against the cage in a clinch.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
My Time seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Corassa blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corassa's elbow.
Corassa swings wildly with an uppercut but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Corassa.
A right hook to the body lands for Corassa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Time.
Corassa blocks a body shot from Time.
Time tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corassa's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Time creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eduardo Corassa.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corassa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 50:45
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa retains his bantamweight title!
Eduardo Corassa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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