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C78: McNasty vs. Tofail PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Escobar Chavez (ranked 2062 p4p, 1610 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 211 p4p, 164 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Escobar Chavez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buena Vista Social Club - Hasta Siempre. Noriega has chosen MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 14 - 6, fighting out of New York, Ramon Escobar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Escobar Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Noriega appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Noriega throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar Chavez.
Ramon Escobar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noriega takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Escobar Chavez ducks under a wild hook from Noriega.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
Noriega throws a leg kick but Escobar Chavez moved away.
A big left from Noriega misses.
Noriega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noriega takes a swing at Escobar Chavez's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Noriega.
Noriega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noriega feints and then cracks Escobar Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noriega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noriega walks into a stiff left hand from Escobar Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Noriega plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Noriega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Noriega throws out a powerful jab.
Escobar Chavez lands the left hand.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Noriega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar Chavez throws a wild body kick that Noriega sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Noriega.
Escobar Chavez tries a low kick but Noriega avoids it.
A good leg kick by Noriega.
Escobar Chavez is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab from Noriega.
Escobar Chavez dodges the punch combination from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Noriega's shoulder, as Noriega tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega scores with a jab.
Escobar Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Noriega counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar Chavez wants to slow Noriega down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like Noriega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Noriega cracks Escobar Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Noriega moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
Escobar Chavez looks to land a combination. Noriega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Escobar Chavez walks into a stiff left hand from Noriega.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Noriega to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Noriega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noriega is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Escobar Chavez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Escobar Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by Escobar Chavez as he connects with a hook.
Noriega will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping left.
Noriega tries to land a front kick but Escobar Chavez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Escobar Chavez cracks Noriega with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escobar Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noriega makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escobar Chavez blocks a head kick by Noriega.
Noriega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Noriega counters with a straight right hand.
Noriega throws a hook but Escobar Chavez avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noriega.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez connects with a body shot.
Noriega lands a nice looking body shot.
Noriega slips under a jab.
Noriega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar Chavez swings widly with a right hand
and Noriega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Noriega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar Chavez takes a step back to recover.
A low kick lands for Escobar Chavez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega cracks Escobar Chavez with an open hand slap.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Noriega slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega checks the leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Noriega avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez missing with a left hand there. Noriega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar Chavez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Escobar Chavez misses.
A nice side step and Noriega releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noriega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noriega is looking to chop away at Escobar Chavez's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Noriega sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noriega checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Noriega attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar Chavez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escobar Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Noriega is out of range.
Escobar Chavez is looking to slow Noriega down with leg kicks.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Noriega defending well as Escobar Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Escobar Chavez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Noriega slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Noriega is looking to land body kicks.
Noriega slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
It seemed like Noriega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Noriega avoids it easily.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega counters with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega cracks Escobar Chavez with an open hand slap.
Noriega scores with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez staying out of range there.
Noriega takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Noriega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Noriega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. Escobar Chavez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez thuds a left hand into Noriega's body.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez lands with a cross.
Noriega connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega misses with a body kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Noriega ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez misses with a hook. Noriega ducked under it nicely.
Escobar Chavez misses with a looping right.
Noriega connects with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez avoids a kick to the body.
Noriega feints and then cracks Escobar Chavez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Escobar Chavez down.
Noriega swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
Escobar Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Noriega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escobar Chavez slips under a jab.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noriega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escobar Chavez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Noriega shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Noriega plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Noriega wants to slow Escobar Chavez down by chopping away at his legs.
A leg kick checked by Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Noriega just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Escobar Chavez misses
letting Noriega counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Escobar Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Noriega misses its intended target.
A cross from Escobar Chavez lands.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Noriega saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escobar Chavez 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 Noriega has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noriega and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Escobar Chavez misses with a right hand
and Noriega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar Chavez off balance momentarily.
Noriega connects with a body shot that sends Escobar Chavez's belly button to the back.
Escobar Chavez slips a straight right by Noriega.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Noriega lands with a nice combination. Escobar Chavez backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar Chavez. Noriega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega looks to land a body kick but Escobar Chavez moved away.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Noriega wants to land a leg kick but Escobar Chavez is out of range.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Noriega saw that one coming.
Noriega misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut. Noriega saw that one coming.
Noriega only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Noriega misses the jab.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Noriega tries a quick counter leg kick but Escobar Chavez is wise to it.
Escobar Chavez misses the jab.
Noriega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega checks a low kick from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noriega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Nice body kick from Noriega.
Noriega throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Escobar Chavez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escobar Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Escobar Chavez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez blocks a jab.
Noriega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez misses with a low kick.
Escobar Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Noriega slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Escobar Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar Chavez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Noriega.
Noriega lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Noriega avoids the body shot from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega connects with a right hand. Escobar Chavez shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Noriega. Escobar Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noriega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Noriega connects with a solid leg kick.
Escobar Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Escobar Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Noriega connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Noriega! But no joy.
Escobar Chavez cracks a nice hook into Noriega's ribs.
Noriega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noriega throws a wild body kick that Escobar Chavez sees coming a mile off.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noriega was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Escobar Chavez.
Pablo Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Noriega 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Noriega.
Escobar Chavez throws a jab when Noriega was well out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez tried to score with a low kick but Noriega checks it.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Noriega moves out of range as Escobar Chavez strikes.
Escobar Chavez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
Noriega throws a low kick, looking for Escobar Chavez's leg but Escobar Chavez calmly moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Escobar Chavez misses.
Noriega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez throws out a loose jab but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar Chavez is just out of range.
Noriega looks to land a combination but Escobar Chavez avoids it well.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noriega moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar Chavez lands a glancing blow to the side of Noriega's head.
Escobar Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Noriega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Noriega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar Chavez throws out the jab.
Noriega appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Noriega ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar Chavez walks into a straight right hand from Noriega.
Escobar Chavez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noriega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Escobar Chavez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar Chavez is looking to counter punch.
Escobar Chavez scores with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Noriega moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Noriega is trying to counter with his kicks.
Escobar Chavez throws a shot from downtown. Noriega moves away and avoids it.
Noriega throws a shot from downtown. Escobar Chavez moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar Chavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noriega takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Escobar Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
Escobar Chavez throws a sloppy body shot
and Noriega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noriega was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar Chavez.
Escobar Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Noriega.
Noriega looks to land a body kick but Escobar Chavez moved away.
Noriega throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Escobar Chavez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega tries to work over Escobar Chavez's front leg with a kick but Escobar Chavez checks it.
Escobar Chavez 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 slow jab from Escobar Chavez misses its intended target.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
Noriega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar Chavez takes a step back to recover.
Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big left from Escobar Chavez misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega tries to score with a low kick but Escobar Chavez moves his leg out of the way.
Escobar Chavez misses with a body shot.
Escobar Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noriega.
Noriega throws a solid leg kick but Escobar Chavez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Noriega.
Escobar Chavez throws a body punch but Noriega moves out of range.
Escobar Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega looks to land a body kick but Escobar Chavez moved away.
Escobar Chavez misses with a straight right.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Noriega moves away from the strike by Escobar Chavez.
Some bone on bone action there as Escobar Chavez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook to the side of Noriega's head but Noriega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noriega slips under a jab from Escobar Chavez.
Noriega feints a counter leg kick.
Escobar Chavez throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar Chavez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Noriega.
Noriega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ramon Escobar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar Chavez checks a leg kick.
Escobar Chavez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Noriega.
Well Noriega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dudley (ranked 1339 p4p, 1368 weight class) and Khaba Dagestanskiy (ranked 184 p4p, 187 weight class). Damian Dudley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khaba Dagestanskiy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khaba Dagestanskiy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a double leg but Dudley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Dudley misses the target.
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.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
Nice straight punches there by Dudley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudley.
Dagestanskiy throws a right hand that Dudley ducks under and follows up with a left that Dudley also avoids with ease.
Dagestanskiy fails with a takedown attempt.
Dagestanskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagestanskiy misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dudley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dudley throws a body shot but no joy.
Dudley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dagestanskiy misses with a right hand
and Dudley counters with a nice body shot.
Dagestanskiy moves into range and clinches up with Dudley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudley lands a left hand.
Dudley misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dagestanskiy scores with a shoulder strike.
Dudley lands an elbow just above Dagestanskiy 's eye.
 It looks like Khaba Dagestanskiy has been cut.
Dagestanskiy looking to stall.
Dagestanskiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khaba Dagestanskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudley lands a body shot.
Dagestanskiy connects with a crisp jab.
Dudley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dagestanskiy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dagestanskiy misses with an uppercut
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dagestanskiy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudley.
Dudley throws a big counter combination but Dagestanskiy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dagestanskiy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dudley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dudley throwing a counter right hand but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dudley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dagestanskiy staying out of range there.
Dagestanskiy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Dudley misses the target.
Dagestanskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dagestanskiy misses with a jab to the body
and Dudley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dudley cracks Dagestanskiy with an open hand slap.
Dagestanskiy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dudley is fending him off so far but Dagestanskiy persists. Nope, Dudley circles away and we're back to standing.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy throws an off balance right hand
and Dudley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Dagestanskiy finds it's target.
Dagestanskiy with a poor takedown
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dudley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dagestanskiy throws a series of punches but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley throws a jab when Dagestanskiy was well out of range.
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dagestanskiy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dagestanskiy.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy with a poor takedown
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dagestanskiy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dagestanskiy misses with a combination
and Dudley counters with a one-two to the body.
Dudley throws a looping overhand right but Dagestanskiy ducks down to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dudley.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Dudley backs off Dagestanskiy throws a huge counter combo but Dudley manages to avoid it all.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Dudley takes a swing at Dagestanskiy's ribcage but misses.
Dagestanskiy avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Dagestanskiy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dudley. Dudley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses the body punch
and Dagestanskiy counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dagestanskiy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dudley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dudley throws the left hand but Dagestanskiy avoids the punch easily.
Dagestanskiy misses with a combination
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dagestanskiy avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Dudley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dagestanskiy shoots in but Dudley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dagestanskiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Dagestanskiy does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dagestanskiy has managed to clinch.
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 Khaba Dagestanskiy'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.
A left and a right from Dudley both land. Nice combination.
Dagestanskiy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dudley manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dagestanskiy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dudley.
Dudley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dagestanskiy has him pressed against the cage.
Dagestanskiy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dagestanskiy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dudley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dagestanskiy looking to stall.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 lands a right hand.
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Dudley misses the jab.
It seemed like Dagestanskiy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Damian Dudley is winning the standup battle so far.
Dagestanskiy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy misses with a takedown attempt
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dudley missing with a left hand there. Dagestanskiy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dagestanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
Dagestanskiy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dudley misses with a wild body shot.
Dagestanskiy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dagestanskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dagestanskiy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dudley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dagestanskiy somewhat.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dudley pinned against the cage. Dudley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dudley lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dudley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dagestanskiy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dagestanskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dagestanskiy.
A punch combination from Dagestanskiy misses.
Khaba Dagestanskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dagestanskiy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination that misses
and Dudley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dagestanskiy thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dagestanskiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dudley sprawls well. Dudley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dagestanskiy gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Dudley was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley tries to keep at a distance but Dagestanskiy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dudley tries to break the clinch but Dagestanskiy is controlling the position.
Dudley lands with a right to the head.
Dudley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dagestanskiy's elbow.
Dudley misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dudley.
Dagestanskiy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dagestanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
Dagestanskiy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dagestanskiy. Dudley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dagestanskiy under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy darts in looking for a takedown but Dudley gets double underhooks and turns Dagestanskiy into the cage.
Dudley throws a right hand that Dagestanskiy ducks under and follows up with a left that Dagestanskiy also avoids with ease.
Dagestanskiy throws out a counter right but Dudley avoids it with no problem.
Dudley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Dagestanskiy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dagestanskiy.
Dagestanskiy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Dudley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dudley.
Dudley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Dagestanskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damian Dudley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dagestanskiy misses with a takedown attempt - Dudley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dagestanskiy fails to land the takedown.
Dagestanskiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
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 Khaba Dagestanskiy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dudley swings for the body but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudley off the cage and back into range.
Dudley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dagestanskiy connects with a body shot that sends Dudley's belly button to the back.
Dagestanskiy throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dagestanskiy.
Dudley throwing a counter right hand but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dudley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Dagestanskiy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dagestanskiy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dudley throwing a counter right hand but Dagestanskiy manages to avoid it.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudley.
Nice uppercut lands for Dudley. That snapped Dagestanskiy's head back.
Dudley lands a glancing blow to the side of Dagestanskiy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dagestanskiy takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley punishes Dagestanskiy's body with a nice straight punch.
Dagestanskiy lands with a good body shot.
Dudley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dudley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dagestanskiy's hands.
Dagestanskiy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dagestanskiy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dudley throws the left hand but Dagestanskiy avoids the punch easily.
Dagestanskiy misses with a straight left.
Dagestanskiy thuds a left hand into Dudley's body.
A cross from Dagestanskiy lands.
Dagestanskiy moves into the clinch successfully.
Dagestanskiy tries for a takedown but Dudley manages to get underhooks.
Dagestanskiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dagestanskiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dudley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dagestanskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Dudley.
Damian Dudley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy throws a combination that misses
and Dudley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagestanskiy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dudley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dagestanskiy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dagestanskiy throws a right hand that misses
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Dudley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dagestanskiy doesn't seem phased though.
Dudley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dudley scores with a jab to the body.
Dagestanskiy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dagestanskiy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dudley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dagestanskiy scores with a jab to the body.
Khaba Dagestanskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley throws a body punch but Dagestanskiy moves out of range.
Dagestanskiy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dagestanskiy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dagestanskiy looks to land a combination but Dudley avoids it well.
Dagestanskiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Dagestanskiy misses.
Dagestanskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dudley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dagestanskiy walks into a jab.
A jab lands there for Dudley.
Dudley misses the jab.
Dagestanskiy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dudley but Dudley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Damian Dudley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Dagestanskiy.
Dudley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dagestanskiy's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dagestanskiy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dagestanskiy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dagestanskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudley.
A big right from Dudley misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dagestanskiy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dudley lands with a nice body punch.
Dagestanskiy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dudley to counter with a crisp jab.
Dagestanskiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dagestanskiy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dagestanskiy trying to control from half guard but Dudley is working away.
Dudley trying to control from the bottom.
Dagestanskiy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Dudley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Damian Dudley thanked Vegan Gains for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 2675 p4p, 1882 weight class) and Hip Hop (ranked 332 p4p, 245 weight class). Hop comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hard in Da Paint kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zdravko Saric 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hip Hop!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Hop.
Saric takes one to the side of the head.
Saric throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hop to counter with a crisp jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hop checks a leg kick.
Hop takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Hip Hop has been cut.
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saric misses with an uppercut. Hop saw that one coming.
Hop scoring well with a low kick there.
Hop slips under a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hop. No joy for Saric on that attempt.
Hop appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hop! But no joy.
Hop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Saric cracks Hop with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Saric has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hop to stand back up!
 Hop is rocked!
Hop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saric. That did some damage!
Hop lunges at Saric with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saric's hand.
Saric misses with a lunging right hand
and Hop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric throws a shot to the body.
Saric misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Saric. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saric.
Saric shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hop lands a jab to the head.
Hop scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saric is breathing heavily.
Saric misses with a left hand
and Hop counters with a nice right hand that sends Saric toppling to the canvas! Saric scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hop finish him?!
 It looks like Zdravko Saric has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saric lands a nice looking body shot.
Saric tries a head kick but it misses.
Saric throws a head kick but Hop moves out of range.
It seemed like Hop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saric misses with a shot to the body
and Hop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hop feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saric sprawling to the canvas! Saric rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hop finish him?!
 Saric is rocked!
Hop fakes the body blow, causing Saric to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Saric goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hip Hop!
In his post fight interview, Hip Hop started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Zdravko Saric had this to say: 'Jesus, what the fuck'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Action Bastard (ranked 457 p4p, 879 weight class) and Futoshi Matsunaga (ranked 54 p4p, 95 weight class). Bastard comes into the arena with Japanese And Lovely - Jucifer blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Action Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Futoshi Matsunaga!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Matsunaga saw that one coming.
Matsunaga defending well as Bastard loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Bastard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matsunaga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bastard to score with a decent uppercut.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Bastard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A swing and a miss from Bastard.
Bastard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bastard showed some decent athleticism there.
Bastard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Matsunaga tries to get to full guard but Bastard has control of the leg.
Matsunaga wants to control but Bastard is keeping busy.
Matsunaga is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard working the head and body with strikes.
Matsunaga taking some punishment here, with Bastard in his half guard.
Bastard wants to control but Matsunaga is keeping him busy.
Bastard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsunaga defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga is looking to control Bastard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matsunaga avoid being mounted?
Matsunaga is looking for a sweep. Bastard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bastard is trying to control. Matsunaga wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsunaga manages to get to full guard.
Bastard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bastard throwing strikes from guard but Matsunaga blocks nicely.
Matsunaga wants to sweep here but Bastard controlling him for the moment.
Matsunaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bastard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matsunaga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bastard.
Matsunaga working for a triangle but Bastard defends it easily.
Matsunaga is trying to keep Bastard in close.
Matsunaga has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bastard is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Matsunaga.
Matsunaga is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard working the body and head with strikes.
Bastard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Matsunaga!
Matsunaga is trying desperately to improve position.
Bastard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bastard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsunaga tries to lock up and control but Bastard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Matsunaga is looking to get to half guard.
Bastard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bastard controlling from the full mount.
Bastard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Matsunaga for as long as he can get away with.
Bastard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard avoids the attempt from Matsunaga to control.
Matsunaga is looking to get to half guard.
Bastard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsunaga tries to hold on but Bastard postures up.
Bastard wants to control the pace but Matsunaga is squirming around nicely.
Bastard raining down shots from the mount!
Matsunaga tries to lock up and control but Bastard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bastard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matsunaga wants to control but Bastard is having none of it.
Bastard lands a big shot there that rocks Matsunaga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Action Bastard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Bastard swings for the body but Matsunaga moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsunaga misses the target.
Bastard checks a low kick from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
Matsunaga ducks right into an uppercut from Bastard.
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Bastard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga looks to land a combination but Bastard avoids it well.
Bastard attempts a counter takedown but Matsunaga avoids it well and moves away.
Matsunaga throws a body punch but Bastard moves out of range.
Matsunaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastard blocks a head kick by Matsunaga.
Bastard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matsunaga tried to score with a low kick but Bastard checks it.
Bastard is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bastard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matsunaga stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bastard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsunaga is trying to improve his position.
Action Bastard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga prevents Bastard from moving into mount.
Bastard lands some shots froms side control.
Bastard is putting a hurting on Matsunaga here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bastard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsunaga keeps working.
Matsunaga can't do much from the bottom here.
Matsunaga is trying to get back to half guard.
Matsunaga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bastard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bastard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Matsunaga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bastard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Matsunaga can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bastard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matsunaga?
Bastard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Matsunaga's face.
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!
Bastard looking to control but Matsunaga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matsunaga is bucking up trying to escape but Bastard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Matsunaga is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bastard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bastard controlling from mount.
Bastard lands a big shot there that rocks Matsunaga but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matsunaga is in a horrible position here. Bastard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bastard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bastard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bastard looking to control but Matsunaga is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matsunaga is trying desperately to improve position.
Matsunaga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bastard lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bastard pulls his head out easily.
Matsunaga has a hand on Bastard's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bastard takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bastard tries to control but Matsunaga wriggling away.
Matsunaga working to try and regain half guard.
Bastard punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bastard lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsunaga can't escape the position.
Bastard with good strikes from the mount here!
Matsunaga wants to control but Bastard is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Action Bastard dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matsunaga misses the shot to the body.
Matsunaga looks to land a left hand but Bastard moved out of range nicely.
Bastard throws a hook to the side of Matsunaga's head but Matsunaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Matsunaga responds with a good body kick, but Bastard manages to step out the way in time.
Bastard swings for the body but Matsunaga moves out of range.
Bastard slips under a jab from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga connects with a leg kick.
Matsunaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bastard moves away from the strike by Matsunaga.
Matsunaga throws a low kick, looking for Bastard's leg but Bastard calmly moves out of range.
Matsunaga scores with a push kick.
Bastard closes the distance and clinches up with Matsunaga, looking for a takedown. Bastard pushes Matsunaga against the cage but Matsunaga circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matsunaga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsunaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick but Bastard checks it.
Matsunaga connects with a body shot that sends Bastard's belly button to the back.
Matsunaga misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bastard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bastard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matsunaga walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsunaga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsunaga at a distance.
Matsunaga lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matsunaga.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsunaga cracks Bastard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsunaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Futoshi Matsunaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bastard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but Bastard avoids it.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsunaga can do to turn this around?
Matsunaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bastard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard defending well as Matsunaga loads up on a big left hand.
Matsunaga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Bastard misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Matsunaga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bastard with a body shot.
Bastard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matsunaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsunaga misses the shot to the body.
Bastard tried to counter with a leg kick but Matsunaga avoided it.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsunaga throws a looping overhand right but Bastard ducks down to avoid it.
Action Bastard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Bastard tests Matsunaga's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bastard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bastard takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
Matsunaga shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bastard misses with a wild body shot.
Futoshi Matsunaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick but Bastard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Bastard backing away here, and Matsunaga unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard connects with a jab.
Bastard looks to throw the jab but Matsunaga is out of range.
Matsunaga misses with a body shot.
Bastard moves out of range as Matsunaga strikes.
Matsunaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bastard.
Bastard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsunaga on the side of the head.
Matsunaga connects with a leg kick.
Matsunaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bastard.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga tries to bum rush Bastard with a series of wild strikes but Bastard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bastard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matsunaga throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matsunaga throws a leg kick but Bastard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matsunaga 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 Bastard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bastard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matsunaga throws out a loose jab but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bastard staying out of range there.
Bastard takes a swing at Matsunaga's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matsunaga 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 Bastard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bastard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastard dodges the punch combination from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga slips a straight right by Bastard.
Matsunaga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Matsunaga releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Matsunaga will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bastard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsunaga moves away.
Bastard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matsunaga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bastard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bastard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matsunaga tries to avoid it but Bastard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matsunaga to the ground. Matsunaga escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Futoshi Matsunaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsunaga moves out of range as Bastard strikes.
Bastard lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsunaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Bastard.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matsunaga.
Matsunaga ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown but Matsunaga shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Action Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matsunaga throws a shot to the body.
Matsunaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bastard.
Bastard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bastard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matsunaga lands a head kick. Bastard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bastard throws a shot from downtown. Matsunaga moves away and avoids it.
Matsunaga takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bastard. Matsunaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matsunaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bastard lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsunaga off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot lands for Matsunaga.
Bastard ducks under a wild hook from Matsunaga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Action Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bastard 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Action Bastard!
A relieved looking Action Bastard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zheko Melondov (ranked 789 p4p, 688 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 106 p4p, 97 weight class). Zheko Melondov 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zheko Melondov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by BangYou.
BangYou misses with a lunging right hand
and Melondov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melondov. BangYou does a little dance to reset his feet.
BangYou throws out a loose jab but Melondov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melondov lands a left and a right that send BangYou crashing to the mat, dazed. Melondov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melondov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BangYou.
BangYou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melondov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Melondov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from BangYou misses the target.
Melondov throws a body punch but BangYou moves out of range.
BangYou defending well as Melondov loads up on a big left hand.
Melondov thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from BangYou.
Melondov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from BangYou.
The fighters circling - Melondov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
BangYou was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
BangYou throws a hook to the side of Melondov's head but Melondov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
BangYou throws a right hand that misses
and Melondov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps BangYou thinking.
Melondov throws a big shot that misses.
Melondov blocks a head kick by BangYou.
A little feinted left hand from Melondov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
BangYou throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
BangYou bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
BangYou takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Melondov checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melondov misses with a wild body shot.
Melondov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends BangYou sprawling to the canvas! BangYou rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Melondov finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Melondov throws a predictable looking body shot
and BangYou counters with a nice uppercut.
BangYou misses with a left hand
and Melondov counters with a big right hand! Oh BangYou is in trouble here! Melondov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zheko Melondov!
A very excited looking Zheko Melondov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 337 p4p, 399 weight class) and Narek Sirakanian (ranked 55 p4p, 62 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 30 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Narek Sirakanian!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Sirakanian 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.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sirakanian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy tries to break free but Sirakanian pushes him back against the cage.
Sirakanian blocking some punches.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Sirakanian counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
Sirakanian slips a straight right by Murphy.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian misses with a leg kick.
Sirakanian takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Murphy lands a jab to Sirakanian's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Sirakanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sirakanian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy blocks a low kick nicely.
Sirakanian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sirakanian has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murphy lands a leg kick that knocks Sirakanian off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Sirakanian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Murphy doesn't seem phased though.
Sirakanian jabs Murphy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sirakanian throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from Murphy misses.
Murphy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Sirakanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sirakanian tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Sirakanian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murphy.
Murphy jabs Sirakanian right on the nose. Sirakanian blinks but takes it well.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sirakanian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sirakanian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Sirakanian as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Sirakanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Sirakanian's body. Sirakanian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sirakanian lands a jab to the head.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sirakanian. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Good work by Sirakanian as he checks the leg kick.
Sirakanian checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sirakanian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murphy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sirakanian. Sirakanian obviously looking to wear him down.
Tobias Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Sirakanian slips a straight right by Murphy.
Sirakanian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Sirakanian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Sirakanian moved out of range nicely.
Sirakanian throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Sirakanian is out of range.
Murphy checks a low kick from Sirakanian.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Murphy throws a low kick, looking for Sirakanian's leg but Sirakanian calmly moves out of range.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sirakanian.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Sirakanian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian blocks a leg kick.
Sirakanian misses with a straight right.
Murphy throwing a counter right hand but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
Jab from Murphy.
Murphy throws a solid leg kick but Sirakanian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Murphy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sirakanian! But no joy.
Murphy lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Sirakanian moves his leg out of the way.
Sirakanian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sirakanian feints a counter leg kick.
Murphy checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Sirakanian.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sirakanian.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirakanian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sirakanian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy swings for the body but Sirakanian moves out of range.
Good work by Sirakanian as he checks the leg kick.
Sirakanian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
A clash of legs there as Murphy blocks the low kick.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy looks for the body kick but Sirakanian saw that one coming.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy is looking to counter punch.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Murphy dominated that round.
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.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Sirakanian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sirakanian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murphy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a wild body kick that Sirakanian sees coming a mile off.
Sirakanian tries a quick counter leg kick but Murphy is wise to it.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Sirakanian was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Sirakanian finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Sirakanian scores with a decent looking hook.
Murphy throws a hook but Sirakanian avoids it easily.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Sirakanian avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sirakanian.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sirakanian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Sirakanian blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Sirakanian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirakanian manages to avoid it.
Murphy checks a low kick from Sirakanian.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sirakanian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Murphy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sirakanian is able to avoid easily.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy throws a low kick but Sirakanian moves out of range easily.
Murphy clobbers Sirakanian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sirakanian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sirakanian wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sirakanian's head.
Sirakanian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
Tobias Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murphy lands with an overhand left.
Sirakanian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sirakanian throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Murphy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a hook but Sirakanian blocks it.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sirakanian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sirakanian just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirakanian checks the leg kick.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sirakanian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murphy under the eye.
Sirakanian looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian blocks a leg kick.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Sirakanian tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good work by Sirakanian as he checks the leg kick.
Sirakanian checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Murphy misses the target.
A low kick from Murphy is predictable there
and Sirakanian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy 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.
Sirakanian checks a leg kick.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sirakanian moves away.
Murphy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Sirakanian checks the leg kick.
Murphy tries to land a leg kick but Sirakanian saw it coming and moves away.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Sirakanian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sirakanian wants to counter the offense by Murphy and move into the clinch position.
Sirakanian throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sirakanian throws a solid leg kick but Murphy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sirakanian.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but Murphy moves out of range easily.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sirakanian counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murphy's knee momentarily.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Sirakanian's shoulder, as Sirakanian tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy misses with a leg kick
and Sirakanian counters with a good low kick that Murphy was not able to check.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sirakanian. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Sirakanian misses with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sirakanian checks a leg kick.
Sirakanian let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sirakanian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sirakanian ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Sirakanian tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Sirakanian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Narek Sirakanian will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Sirakanian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sirakanian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sirakanian throws a chopping leg kick but Murphy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Murphy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murphy throws a body punch but Sirakanian moves out of range.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Sirakanian counters with a nice body shot.
Sirakanian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy 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 Sirakanian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sirakanian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Sirakanian misses its intended target.
Sirakanian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sirakanian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Sirakanian's head back.
Murphy misses with a body punch
letting Sirakanian counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy jabs at Sirakanian's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Sirakanian checks it
and Sirakanian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sirakanian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murphy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sirakanian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murphy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy works the jab nicely.
Sirakanian wants to land a leg kick but Murphy is out of range.
Sirakanian tries to land a leg kick but Murphy saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Murphy.
Murphy jabs at Sirakanian's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Sirakanian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sirakanian throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Sirakanian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sirakanian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murphy.
Sirakanian cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sirakanian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murphy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy scores with a nice strike.
Murphy thows a leg kick but Sirakanian checks it
and Sirakanian counters with an inside leg kick.
Sirakanian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy feints and then cracks Sirakanian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sirakanian down.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sirakanian.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sirakanian on the side of the head.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirakanian.
Sirakanian lands a jab.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sirakanian.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Sirakanian's front leg but catches the back leg as Sirakanian tries to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Sirakanian misses.
Sirakanian swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murphy can pounce on him.
Sirakanian slips a straight right by Murphy.
Sirakanian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sirakanian. That's going to slow Murphy down.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Sirakanian counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Sirakanian throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Sirakanian staying out of range there.
Murphy loads up on a big right hand but Sirakanian slips the punch.
Sirakanian throws out a counter right but Murphy avoids it with no problem.
Murphy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sirakanian.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Sirakanian takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sirakanian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Sirakanian.
Sirakanian blocks a low kick nicely.
Murphy lunges at Sirakanian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sirakanian's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sirakanian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy feints and then cracks Sirakanian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sirakanian down.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirakanian was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Sirakanian throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Sirakanian misses the shot to the body.
Sirakanian slips under a jab from Murphy.
Sirakanian tries a quick counter leg kick but Murphy is wise to it.
Sirakanian misses with a low kick.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Sirakanian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sirakanian throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Sirakanian works Murphy's body with a nice hook.
Murphy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sirakanian counters with a straight right hand.
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 Tobias Murphy.
I think Murphy 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Murphy!
A very excited looking Tobias Murphy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 301 p4p, 297 weight class) and Biabas Kitjakarn (ranked 39 p4p, 38 weight class). Kitjakarn has chosen Dancing Drums as his entrance music. Biabas Kitjakarn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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152
17 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Biabas Kitjakarn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona looks to clinch
and Kitjakarn counters with a nice leg kick.
Cardona thuds his right hand into Kitjakarn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cardona throws a nice head kick!
Kitjakarn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cardona throws a hook to the side of Kitjakarn's head but Kitjakarn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kitjakarn tries a quick counter leg kick but Cardona is wise to it.
Nice shot lands for Cardona.
Kitjakarn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Kitjakarn.
Cardona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kitjakarn blocks an uppercut.
Cardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Cardona.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Kitjakarn controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona misses with the head strike.
Cardona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Kitjakarn working aggressively here.
Kitjakarn lands a nice uppercut.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kitjakarn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona lands with a light punch inside.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Kitjakarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cardona connects with a single shot there.
Cardona lands a head kick!
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona misses with a body shot.
Cardona tried to score with a low kick but Kitjakarn checks it.
Cardona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Kitjakarn tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Kitjakarn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitjakarn misses with the head strike.
Kitjakarn scores with a shoulder strike.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona misses with a body punch.
Kitjakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kitjakarn.
Nice body punch from Cardona.
Cardona lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Kitjakarn avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Kitjakarn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitjakarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardona pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cardona forces Kitjakarn back against the cage and clinches.
Cardona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cardona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kitjakarn's elbow.
Kitjakarn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kitjakarn throws a head punch that misses.
Kitjakarn lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cardona.
Kitjakarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cardona misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kitjakarn tries a body shot but Cardona blocks it.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn gets through Cardona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardona scores with a shot to the side of Kitjakarn's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
Kitjakarn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kitjakarns head.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardona blocks an uppercut.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kitjakarn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn manages to break the clinch.
Kitjakarn throws a front kick that sends Cardona stumbling back into the cage.
Cardona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cardona lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cardona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cardona throws a leg kick
letting Kitjakarn counter with a right hand.
Cardona with a jab.
Kitjakarn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cardona.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that round.
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.
Kitjakarn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardona works the jab nicely.
Cardona lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kitjakarn will feel that in the morning.
Kitjakarn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cardona.
Kitjakarn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cardona lands with a hook. Kitjakarn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cardona tries to work over Kitjakarn's front leg with a kick but Kitjakarn checks it.
Kitjakarn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cardona throws out a loose jab but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn misses with an uppercut. Cardona saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kitjakarn tries to keep at a distance but Cardona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calixto Cardona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitjakarn blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitjakarn misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kitjakarn fails to land.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Cardona.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn looking to slow down the pace here.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Kitjakarn slowing the pace effectively.
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as Kitjakarn controls his hands.
Kitjakarn blocking some punches.
Cardona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardona misses with a punch on the inside.
Cardona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cardona is trying to break the clinch but Kitjakarn has him pressed against the cage.
Cardona lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kitjakarn backwards.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kitjakarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cardona fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Kitjakarn wants to counter with a clinch but Cardona pushes him away.
Cardona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kitjakarn can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona throws a lazy uppercut
and Kitjakarn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cardona wants to clinch.
It seemed like Kitjakarn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kitjakarn walks into a left hand.
Cardona throws a sloppy head kick and Kitjakarn moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Cardona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cardona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kitjakarn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cardona looks to throw the jab but Kitjakarn is out of range.
Kitjakarn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cardona.
Cardona scores with a nice head shot.
Kitjakarn connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn scores with a jab.
Kitjakarn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitjakarn.
Cardona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kitjakarn manages to avoid it.
Cardona tries to clinch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab.
Cardona moves away from the strike by Kitjakarn.
Cardona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kitjakarn swings for the body but Cardona moves out of range.
A big right from Cardona misses.
Kitjakarn drops his hands momentarily and Cardona takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kitjakarn moves out of range of the strikes.
Cardona throws a lazy head kick
and Kitjakarn counters with an outside leg kick.
Cardona throws a shot from downtown. Kitjakarn moves away and avoids it.
Kitjakarn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona takes a swing at Kitjakarn's ribcage but misses.
Cardona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cardona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cardona instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardona stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kitjakarn swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitjakarn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cardona's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cardona.
Kitjakarn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cardonas head.
Cardona lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cardona.
Cardona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Calixto Cardona dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cardona throws a body punch but Kitjakarn moves out of range.
Kitjakarn flicks out a counter leg kick but Cardona steps away.
Cardona scores with a jab to the body.
Cardona misses with a kick to the body.
Kitjakarn is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kitjakarn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cardona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitjakarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardona.
Kitjakarn flicks out a counter leg kick but Cardona steps away.
Kitjakarn checks a low kick from Cardona.
Cardona getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kitjakarn moves away from the strike by Cardona.
A little jabbing left from Kitjakarn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kitjakarn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kitjakarn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardona misses with a body punch
and Kitjakarn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kitjakarn punishes Cardona's body with a nice straight punch.
Cardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Kitjakarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cardona 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.
Kitjakarn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitjakarn checks a leg kick.
Kitjakarn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cardona lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kitjakarn slips a straight right by Cardona.
Cardona misses with a leg kick
and Kitjakarn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cardona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kitjakarn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kitjakarn cracks Cardona with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kitjakarn.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Biabas Kitjakarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardona misses with some punches.
Cardona lands a nice uppercut.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kitjakarn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kitjakarn pushes Cardona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kitjakarn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kitjakarn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cardona or not.
Cardona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Cardona.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn lands a body punch.
Kitjakarn struggles to land a body shot inside as Cardona controls his hands.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitjakarn prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Kitjakarn working aggressively here.
Calixto Cardona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kitjakarn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
Kitjakarn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kitjakarn can't find room to land a body shot as Cardona controls the action.
Kitjakarn breaks from the clinch.
Cardona throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cardona just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitjakarn.
Cardona scores with a shot to the body.
Kitjakarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cardona is just out of range.
Kitjakarn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cardona digs a good hook to Kitjakarn's body.
Cardona scores with a sloppy right hand. Kitjakarn should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitjakarn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kitjakarn thumps Cardona with a low kick.
Cardona has Kitjakarn up against the cage in a clinch.
Cardona works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitjakarn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitjakarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitjakarn throws an off balance right hand
and Kitjakarn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kitjakarn misses with a body punch
and Cardona makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cardona connects with a solid leg kick.
Calixto Cardona is winning the standup battle so far.
Cardona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kitjakarn.
Kitjakarn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kitjakarn slips under a jab from Cardona.
Nice shot lands for Cardona.
Cardona moves away from the strike by Kitjakarn.
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 Calixto Cardona.
Well Cardona 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calixto Cardona!
Our winner, Calixto Cardona, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 302 p4p, 320 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 47 p4p, 48 weight class). Gyukosho Fujimoto 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Fujimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaton manages to avoid it.
Megaton follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Megaton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fujimoto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fujimoto throws a head kick that misses.
Megaton throws a looping overhand right but Fujimoto ducks down to avoid it.
Megaton just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFujimoto.
Megaton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fujimoto ducks under a wild hook from Megaton.
Fujimoto is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaton manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Megaton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've been informed that Megaton 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.
The fighters circling - Fujimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fujimoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Fujimoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fujimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Megaton.
Fujimoto lands a big head kick that sends Megaton tumbling to the mat! Fujimoto takes a step backwards and waves Megaton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Fujimoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Megaton's head but Megaton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megaton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Megaton there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujimoto throws a pinpoint strike between Megaton's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Megaton crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Fujimoto scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gyukosho Fujimoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Gyukosho Fujimoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister McNasty (ranked 114 p4p, 239 weight class) and Tobig Tofail (ranked 21 p4p, 38 weight class). Tofail is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Too sexy. This should be a great matchup!
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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 38 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobig Tofail!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McNasty throws out a loose jab but Tofail uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Tofail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid body kick from Tofail.
McNasty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tofail swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mister McNasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tofail takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McNasty walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tofail.
McNasty is breathing heavily.
McNasty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tofail to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Mister McNasty has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tofail paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tofail works the jab nicely.
Tofail feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! McNasty collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tobig Tofail!
Our winner, Tobig Tofail, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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