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SSSD 31: Smart/Frost PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Tucker (ranked 24468 p4p, 5655 weight class) and Vladimir Poporovkov (ranked 653 p4p, 562 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Poporovkov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poporovkov rushes Tucker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Poporovkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tucker is looking to break free of the clinch but Poporovkov has double underhooks.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poporovkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker is trying to push Poporovkov away but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poporovkov's coach down at The Gladiator was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poporovkov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tucker is trying to push Poporovkov away but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Poporovkov.
Poporovkov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poporovkov with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Alex Tucker has been cut.
Poporovkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tucker's face.
Poporovkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Poporovkov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Poporovkov keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poporovkov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poporovkov misses with a knee strike.
Poporovkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to break free but Poporovkov pushes him back against the cage.
Poporovkov prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poporovkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Poporovkov keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Poporovkov landing knees to the body.
Poporovkov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tucker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tucker is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poporovkov scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Poporovkov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poporovkov prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Poporovkov.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker wants to get back to striking at distance but Poporovkov won't allow it.
Poporovkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Poporovkov landing knees to the body.
Tucker is trying to push Poporovkov away but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov landing knees to the head.
Poporovkov lands a knee to the head.
Poporovkov scores with a knee to the head.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poporovkov.
Poporovkov missing with knees to the body.
Poporovkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov stalling.
Poporovkov landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poporovkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Poporovkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Tucker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tucker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poporovkov moves into the clinch.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Poporovkov.
Tucker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Poporovkov has the dominant position.
Poporovkov lands a knee to the body.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poporovkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Tucker is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Poporovkov.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poporovkov trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Poporovkov stalling the fight.
Come on Poporovkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Poporovkov slows down the pace here.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Poporovkov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poporovkov scores a nice knee to the body.
Tucker avoiding damage as Poporovkov throws knees to the body.
Poporovkov trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tucker tries to circle away but Poporovkov has him pinned against the cage.
Poporovkov connects with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poporovkov misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tucker tries to circle away but Poporovkov has him pinned against the cage.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poporovkov is breathing heavily.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Poporovkov misses with a knee strike.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker is looking to break free of the clinch but Poporovkov has double underhooks.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poporovkov prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Poporovkov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tucker's face.
Poporovkov misses with a knee strike.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Poporovkov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poporovkov landing knees to the head.
Tucker tries to break free but Poporovkov pushes him back against the cage.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Poporovkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Tucker's cut.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tucker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poporovkov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alex Tucker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poporovkov closes the distance and clinches.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poporovkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tucker wants to break free but Poporovkov has control.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Poporovkov has the dominant position.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Poporovkov has the dominant position.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
Poporovkov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poporovkov keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Vladimir Poporovkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tucker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poporovkov missing with knees to the body.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Poporovkov trying to land knees to the body.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Poporovkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Poporovkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Poporovkov keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling the position.
Poporovkov has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poporovkov trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker tries to break free but Poporovkov pushes him back against the cage.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Poporovkov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Poporovkov.
Tucker tries to break free but Poporovkov pushes him back against the cage.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Poporovkov keeps him there for the moment.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Poporovkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker tries to circle away but Poporovkov has him pinned against the cage.
Poporovkov missing with knees to the body.
Tucker wants to break free but Poporovkov has control.
Knees to the body from Poporovkov.
Tucker tries to circle away but Poporovkov has him pinned against the cage.
Poporovkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Poporovkov trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Poporovkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Poporovkov has the dominant position.
Tucker can't break the clinch.
Tucker avoiding damage as Poporovkov throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poporovkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tucker is trying to force a seperation but Poporovkov has the dominant position.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Poporovkov keeps control of Tucker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tucker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poporovkov just leaning against Tucker, taking a breather.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Poporovkov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Tucker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poporovkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tucker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Poporovkov looks to move away, Tucker throws a big counter combo but Poporovkov just gets out of the way.
Poporovkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tucker, pushing him back against the cage.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poporovkov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
Tucker wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poporovkov misses with a knee strike.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker wants to break free but Poporovkov has control.
Poporovkov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tucker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poporovkov dodges the punch combination from Tucker.
Tucker looks to land a combination but Poporovkov avoids it well.
Vladimir Poporovkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poporovkov slips a jab and a cross from Tucker.
Tucker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poporovkov forces Tucker back against the cage and clinches.
Tucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poporovkov prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Poporovkov prevents Tucker from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Tucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tucker avoids it.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poporovkov is stalling here.
Tucker wants to get back to striking at distance but Poporovkov won't allow it.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
Poporovkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Tucker tries to break free but Poporovkov pushes him back against the cage.
Poporovkov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tucker's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov trying to land knees to the body.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Poporovkov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Poporovkov.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker wants to break free but Poporovkov has control.
Tucker tries to circle away but Poporovkov has him pinned against the cage.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker is trying to push Poporovkov away but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
Poporovkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tucker avoiding damage as Poporovkov throws knees to the body.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poporovkov trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Poporovkov keeps him there for the moment.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling the position.
Tucker avoiding damage as Poporovkov throws knees to the body.
Poporovkov misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tucker is trying to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling him.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Poporovkov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alex Tucker's cut.
That's time! Tucker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tucker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poporovkov closes the distance and pushes Tucker back into the cage.
Poporovkov leaning against his opponent.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov misses with a knee strike.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poporovkov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tucker is defending well for now.
Tucker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov lands a knee to the body.
Tucker working hard to break the clinch.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poporovkov missing with knees to the body.
Poporovkov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Poporovkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tucker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker avoiding damage as Poporovkov throws knees to the body.
Tucker tries to circle away but Poporovkov has him pinned against the cage.
Poporovkov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tucker blocks it with crossed arms.
Poporovkov scores with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov scores with a knee to the head.
Tucker is trying to push Poporovkov away but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Poporovkov keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poporovkov has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tucker tries to break free but Poporovkov pushes him back against the cage.
Poporovkov stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov landing knees to the head.
Poporovkov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
Tucker tries to break the clinch but Poporovkov is controlling the position.
Poporovkov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tucker up against the cage.
Tucker wants to break free but Poporovkov has control.
Poporovkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tucker avoids it.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poporovkov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tucker is trying to break free.
Poporovkov has Tucker pressed against the cage, preventing Tucker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Poporovkov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poporovkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tucker's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poporovkov.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Tucker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but Tucker blocks with his arms.
Poporovkov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poporovkov misses with a knee to the head.
Poporovkov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poporovkov tries a knee to the head but Tucker blocks it.
Tucker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tucker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poporovkov has him pressed against the cage.
Poporovkov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tucker is defending well for now.
Tucker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker wants to break free but Poporovkov has control.
Tucker tries to circle away but Poporovkov has him pinned against the cage.
Poporovkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poporovkov lands a knee to the head.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker managing to block the knees to the body from Poporovkov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poporovkov looking to throw knees to the head but Tucker is blocking nicely.
Tucker has had enough of the clinch but Poporovkov keeps him there for the moment.
Alex Tucker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Poporovkov blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Poporovkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poporovkov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 41:50
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 41:50
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Poporovkov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oshio Miyeko (ranked 5738 p4p, 6137 weight class) and Mark Jansen (ranked 617 p4p, 635 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oshio Miyeko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Jansen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyeko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jansen lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyeko off the cage and back into range.
Miyeko throws a head kick but Jansen moves out of range.
Miyeko misses with a body kick.
Miyeko fails with the takedown
and Jansen counters with a crisp one two that drops Miyeko! Jansen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Miyeko to his feet! Miyeko is in big trouble!
 Miyeko is rocked!
Miyeko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miyeko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jansen wants to counter the offense by Miyeko and move into the clinch position.
Miyeko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jansen dives in for a single leg takedown but Miyeko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miyeko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jansen forces Miyeko back against the cage and clinches.
Jansen wants a takedown.
Jansen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oshio Miyeko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyeko is trying to maintain a safe position but Jansen gets an underhook and turns Miyeko into the cage.
Jansen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miyeko tries to pull guard but Jansen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jansen breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Jansen - just one landing.
Miyeko closes the distance and clinches up with Jansen, looking for a takedown. Miyeko pushes Jansen against the cage but Jansen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miyeko is breathing heavily.
Jansen drops Miyeko with a beautiful combination! Miyeko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jansen is looking for the KO!
Miyeko wants to clinch up but Jansen keeps it at a distance.
Jansen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Jansen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jansen drops Miyeko with a beautiful combination! Miyeko stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jansen is looking for the KO!
Oh Miyeko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jansen cracks Miyeko's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Miyeko slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Jansen can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Jansen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron White (ranked 4864 p4p, 5613 weight class) and Stevie Stingray (ranked 574 p4p, 614 weight class). Stevie Stingray is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie Stingray!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White clinches up against the cage.
Stingray looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
White blocks an uppercut.
White is leaning against Stingray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
White tries for a takedown but Stingray manages to get underhooks.
White works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White wants to pass the guard but Stingray is keeping the position.
White looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White works over Stingray with some ground and pound from guard.
White working some strikes from top position.
White distracts Stingray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Stingray's brow.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
White has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
White landing with the ground and pound.
Stingray is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is in close to Stingray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
White is working Stingray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
White lands a couple of digs.
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White stays in close to Stingray's body and controls the position.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White connects with a couple of short punches.
White distracts Stingray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
 Stingray is rocked!
Stingray being controlled here, momentarily.
Stingray is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
White loads up on a big left hand. Stingray felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - White looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Stingray can't hide his disappointment, as White celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron White!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rivo Kuik (ranked 4336 p4p, 4954 weight class) and Papa Doc (ranked 515 p4p, 533 weight class). Rivo Kuik looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rivo Kuik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Papa Doc!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doc misses with a double jab
and Kuik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kuik has Doc pressed against the cage, preventing Doc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kuik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuik manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Doc.
Doc misses the shot to the body.
Doc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuik.
Doc blocks a head kick by Kuik.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doc.
Doc throws a right hand that Kuik ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuik also avoids with ease.
Doc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kuik.
Kuik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doc misses with a double jab
and Kuik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doc is trying to break the clinch but Kuik has him pressed against the cage.
Doc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doc has had enough of the clinch but Kuik keeps him there for the moment.
Kuik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Doc.
Kuik is rocked!
A punch combination from Doc misses.
As Doc looks to move away, Kuik throws a big counter combo but Doc just gets out of the way.
Oh Kuik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doc throws a right and a left that Kuik avoids nicely.
Kuik tries to counter with a takedown but Doc is quick to defend against it.
Doc looks winded!
Doc fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuik seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doc tries to bum rush Kuik with a series of wild strikes but Kuik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuik takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuik seems to have got his legs back now.
Doc tries to break the clinch but Kuik is controlling the position.
Kuik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuik misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doc misses with a combination
and Kuik counters with a low kick, right behind Doc 's knee.
Kuik throws a shot from downtown. Doc moves away and avoids it.
Doc 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.
Kuik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doc, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doc's efforts to push away.
Doc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuik has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doc is trying to break the clinch but Kuik has him pressed against the cage.
Kuik manages to break the clinch.
Doc misses with a looping left.
Kuik clinches.
Kuik slows down the pace here.
Kuik manages to break the clinch.
Doc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuik taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kuik definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doc is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuik has double underhooks.
Kuik breaks the clinch.
Doc is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Doc does no damage.
Kuik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kuik throws a nice looking combination but Doc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doc misses with the combination.
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!
Kuik misses with an uppercut.
Kuik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuik tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Papa Doc will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuik clinches.
Kuik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doc swinging wildly here.
Kuik tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doc manages to circle out of the way.
Doc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuik drops his hands momentarily and Doc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Doc. That snapped Kuik's head back.
Doc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doc throws a monster overhand right that drops Kuik! Doc follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa Doc!
In his post fight interview, Papa Doc started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Cadenhead (ranked 3546 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Olle Tandberg (ranked 478 p4p, 594 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kelvin Cadenhead has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kelvin Cadenhead seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kelvin Cadenhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Olle Tandberg!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tandberg misses with a few strikes there.
Tandberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cadenhead counters with a shoot takedown. Tandberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Cadenhead advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tandberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cadenhead is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Tandberg looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cadenhead gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Tandberg is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cadenhead lets go of the hold and Tandberg can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kelvin Cadenhead!
Kelvin Cadenhead very nearly forgot to thank Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Masvidal (ranked 3029 p4p, 5973 weight class) and Peter Franger (ranked 395 p4p, 578 weight class). Masvidal comes to the cage accompanied by "I Can Feel It". Peter Franger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Franger!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masvidal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Franger prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal avoids the elbow strike from Franger, against the cage.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger misses with an elbow strike.
Franger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Franger is keeping busy.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franger scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
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!
Masvidal dodges an elbow strike from Franger.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franger.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masvidal blocks the elbow strike.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but Franger has the dominant position.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
Franger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Franger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal avoids a wild elbow strike from Franger.
Franger leaning against his opponent.
Franger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Franger lands a knee to the body.
Masvidal fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masvidal can't break the clinch.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Franger keeps him there for the moment.
Franger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franger managing to block the knees to the body from Masvidal.
Franger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
Franger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but Franger won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
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!
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
Franger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal dodges an elbow strike from Franger.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franger avoids it.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
Franger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masvidal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Masvidal is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Franger 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.
Masvidal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Franger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masvidal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masvidal forces Franger back against the cage and clinches.
Masvidal is trying to maintain a safe position but Franger gets an underhook and turns Masvidal into the cage.
Franger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masvidal working hard to break the clinch.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masvidal avoids it.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal avoids a wild elbow strike from Franger.
Peter Franger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franger prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal dodges an elbow strike from Franger.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Masvidal avoids the elbow strike from Franger, against the cage.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Franger keeps him there for the moment.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
Masvidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Franger has double underhooks.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masvidal tries to break the clinch but Franger is controlling the position.
Franger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masvidal's efforts to push away.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal avoids the elbow strike from Franger, against the cage.
Masvidal tries to circle away but Franger has him pinned against the cage.
Franger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Franger lands a damaging elbow.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Masvidal letting Franger take a breather here.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Franger.
Franger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masvidal wants to break free but Franger has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Franger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Franger.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masvidal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franger to keep the fight standing.
Franger throws an elbow but it misses.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal avoids a wild elbow strike from Franger.
Franger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Franger avoiding damage as Masvidal throws knees to the body.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Masvidal is trying to pull guard but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franger misses with an elbow strike.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franger missing with knees to the body.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Franger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franger wants to stall.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Franger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Franger as Masvidal shoots in.
Franger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've been told by Masvidal's head coaches at GET HYPED that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Masvidal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masvidal throws a right hand that Franger ducks under and follows up with a left that Franger also avoids with ease.
Masvidal backing away here, and Franger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jorge Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franger defending well as Masvidal loads up on a big left hand.
Franger darts in and clinches Masvidal up against the cage.
Masvidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franger to keep the fight standing.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
Masvidal blocks an elbow strike.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Franger won't allow it.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
Masvidal working hard to break the clinch.
Franger misses with an elbow over the top.
Franger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masvidal tries to pull guard but Franger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masvidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Franger.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franger throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Masvidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Franger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franger throws an elbow but it misses.
Masvidal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Franger avoids it.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Franger won't allow it.
Franger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franger has Masvidal pressed against the cage, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franger pushes off an throws an elbow but Masvidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franger lands a nice elbow.
Franger has Masvidal pressed against the cage, preventing Masvidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franger lands an elbow that stopped Masvidal in his tracks for a moment.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Masvidal is trying to break free.
Masvidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
Franger lands an elbow just above Masvidal 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Franger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masvidal's defenses.
Masvidal jumps guard but Franger stands there with Masvidal around his waist. Masvidal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masvidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Franger lands an elbow inside.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franger.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the temple.
Franger misses with an elbow strike.
Masvidal blocks the elbow strike.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Franger keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but Franger has the dominant position.
Franger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masvidal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franger missing with knees to the body.
Franger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franger pushes off an throws an elbow but Masvidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masvidal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franger lands an elbow inside that Masvidal shrugs off.
Masvidal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masvidal blocks an elbow strike.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Franger has him pressed against the cage.
Jorge Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Franger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Franger prevents a body shot from Masvidal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Franger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Franger!
The defeated Jorge Masvidal had this to say: 'I thought eating Double Quarter Pounders with Big Mac sauce wasn't that bad, but I guess it was.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaia Palamo (ranked 3564 p4p, 4196 weight class) and Harris Ukoje (ranked 443 p4p, 508 weight class). Isaia Palamo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Harris Ukoje's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaia Palamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harris Ukoje!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ukoje moves into range and clinches up with Palamo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palamo.
Palamo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ukoje blocks a body shot from Palamo.
Ukoje looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ukoje is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Palamo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palamo lands with a left to the head.
Ukoje missing with knees to the body.
Palamo lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palamo.
Palamo lands a good knee to the midsection. Ukoje won't want to take too many of those.
Ukoje swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palamo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 It looks like Harris Ukoje has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palamo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palamo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ukoje is trying to drag Palamo to the mat but Palamo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Palamo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palamo.
Palamo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ukoje lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ukoje looks winded!
Palamo lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Palamo as the two fighters clinch.
Palamo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palamo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Palamo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palamo drops Ukoje with a big knee straight up the middle! Ukoje is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ukoje is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! A monster head kick from Palamo and Ukoje falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Palamo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Isaia Palamo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid James (ranked 3410 p4p, 4061 weight class) and Voracic Frank (ranked 393 p4p, 452 weight class). Kid James 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kid James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voracic Frank!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frank.
Frank takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
James throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frank cracks James with an uppercut from hell and James crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Frank's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like Kid James has been cut.
Frank told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James pulls Frank in to control the position.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
Frank wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frank is one step ahead there.
James keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James wants to control the position but Frank says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
James punching from the bottom.
Frank wants to work for an arm triangle but James is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
James could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Frank.
Frank is looking for a kimura here.
James is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James kicks off Frank and gets to his feet.
Frank misses with a looping left.
Frank just misses with a punch to the body.
Frank fakes the body blow, causing James to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! James goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Voracic Frank!
A victorious Voracic Frank thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Smart (ranked 2472 p4p, 2741 weight class) and John Frost (ranked 247 p4p, 274 weight class). John Frost has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edward Smart's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Smart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Frost!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost gets a clinch.
Frost breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Smart finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Edward Smart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Smart breaks the clinch.
Frost tries to clinch up but Smart circles away and keeps his distance.
Smart closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smart lands in his opponent's guard.
Smart is in close to Frost's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Smart looking to pass the guard.
Smart passes into half guard.
Smart tries to pass to full mount but Frost defends it.
Smart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart passes to full mount!
Smart controlling from the full mount.
Smart can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frost is looking to escape.
Frost blocking the ground and pound.
Frost defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smart.
Smart working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Smart is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Frost has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Frost!
Smart seems keen to control Frost's posture.
Smart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smart looking for a sweep. Not yet Smart, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smart has Frost pulled in close to control his posture.
Smart trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frost manages to get himself to full guard.
Frost keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
Frost has momentary wrist control but Smart slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Smart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frost can't keep his opponent in guard - Smart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frost is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Frost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smart in particular looking to stall.
Frost is refusing to be controlled, as Smart sits in half guard.
Smart works his way into side control.
Smart has hold of Frost's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Frost tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Smart cranks the arm and Frost screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Frost, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Edward Smart!
Edward Smart bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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