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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Friedman (ranked 3688 p4p, 3386 weight class) and Austin Grimaldo (ranked 241 p4p, 218 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Friedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Austin Grimaldo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimaldo wants to clinch up but Friedman keeps it at a distance.
Friedman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friedman is looking to counter the offense by Grimaldo and move into the clinch.
Grimaldo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Friedman, pushing him back against the cage.
Grimaldo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grimaldo lands an elbow inside.
Friedman has Grimaldo pressed against the cage.
Friedman blocks an elbow strike from Grimaldo.
Friedman avoids a wild elbow strike from Grimaldo.
A short left from Grimaldo.
Friedman is looking for a takedown.
Grimaldo breaks the clinch.
Friedman dives in and scores a takedown into Grimaldo's guard.
Grimaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Friedman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Friedman looking to pass the guard.
Friedman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Grimaldo wants to get back to his feet but Friedman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Friedman prevents Grimaldo from getting back to his feet.
Friedman tries to free his leg and advance position but Grimaldo is retaining full guard.
Friedman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grimaldo wants to stand up but Friedman is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grimaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Friedman.
Grimaldo pushes Friedman up against the cage in a clinch.
Grimaldo misses with an elbow strike.
Friedman tightens his grip and picks Grimaldo up, before dumping him to the ground. Grimaldo manages to land in guard.
Friedman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Friedman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Friedman stops Grimaldo from standing up.
Friedman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grimaldo keeping moving, preventing Friedman from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman wants to pass the guard but Grimaldo is keeping the position.
Grimaldo is looking to stand up but Friedman isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Friedman darts in looking for a takedown but Grimaldo gets double underhooks and turns Friedman into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Friedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Grimaldo.
Friedman slowing the pace effectively.
Friedman takes a shot to the head.
Grimaldo misses with an elbow strike.
Grimaldo throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimaldo.
Grimaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friedman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grimaldo swivels and escapes.
Grimaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Friedman.
Friedman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grimaldo defends well and Friedman ends up having to push Grimaldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Friedman drags the fight down to the ground.
Friedman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Grimaldo wants to get back to his feet but Friedman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Friedman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've been informed that Grimaldo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Grimaldo manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Friedman fails with a takedown attempt.
Grimaldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grimaldo swivels and escapes.
Grimaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Grimaldo gets through Friedman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grimaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimaldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Grimaldo duly obliges.
Friedman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grimaldo tries to clinch there but Friedman circles away.
Friedman fails with a takedown attempt.
Friedman misses with a takedown attempt - Grimaldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Friedman has a takedown stuffed.
Grimaldo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grimaldo tries to bum rush Friedman with a series of wild strikes but Friedman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimaldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grimaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grimaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Friedman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Friedman tries to pull guard but Grimaldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Friedman drops back down to his feet.
Grimaldo misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Grimaldo dominated that round.
That's time! Friedman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grimaldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Friedman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friedman with a poor takedown
and Grimaldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Friedman misses with a takedown
letting Grimaldo counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Grimaldo.
Grimaldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Friedman doesn't seem bothered though.
Grimaldo tries to clinch up.
Grimaldo moves into range and clinches up with Friedman.
Friedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Friedman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grimaldo wants to clinch up but Friedman keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grimaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grimaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimaldo throws an elbow but it misses.
Friedman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grimaldo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Friedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friedman breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimaldo gets a clinch.
Friedman blocks the elbow strike.
Friedman tries to pull guard but Grimaldo won't allow it.
Friedman blocks an elbow strike.
Friedman tries to pull guard but Grimaldo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Friedman takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimaldo throws an elbow but misses.
Grimaldo avoids the elbow strike from Friedman, against the cage.
Grimaldo lands an uppercut.
Friedman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grimaldo smiles and moves away.
Friedman dives in for a single leg takedown but Grimaldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Friedman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grimaldo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Friedman tries to pull guard but Grimaldo won't allow it.
Friedman avoids a wild elbow strike from Grimaldo.
Grimaldo pushes off an throws an elbow but Friedman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Friedman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Austin Grimaldo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grimaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Friedman blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman trying to land knees to the body.
Grimaldo misses with an elbow over the top.
Grimaldo lands a right hand.
Grimaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimaldo throws a solid leg kick but Friedman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimaldo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Grimaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grimaldo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Friedman keeps the fight on the outside.
Friedman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Grimaldo tries to clinch there but Friedman circles away.
Friedman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grimaldo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Friedman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grimaldo is not content to let Friedman control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Friedman tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grimaldo's legs.
Grimaldo is trying to get back to his feet.
Friedman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Friedman taking a breather here.
Grimaldo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Grimaldo!
Grimaldo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Friedman controlling the pace for now.
Friedman is working for a guillotine from mount but Grimaldo frees his head quite easily.
Grimaldo bucks up and throws Friedman to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Grimaldo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Friedman swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimaldo.
Grimaldo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Grimaldo 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grimaldo moves into the clinch.
Friedman pulls guard successfully.
Grimaldo is looking to stand up but Friedman won't let him.
Friedman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Friedman tries to get out of the position.
Friedman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grimaldo's guard.
Grimaldo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Friedman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Friedman pulls Grimaldo into guard.
Grimaldo stands up from Friedman's guard - Grimaldo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Friedman dives in for a single leg takedown but Grimaldo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Friedman takes a shot to the head.
Grimaldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Friedman manages to break the clinch.
Grimaldo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Friedman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grimaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Friedman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Grimaldo is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedman is trying to drag Grimaldo to the mat but Grimaldo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Friedman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimaldo lands with a light punch inside.
Friedman dodges an elbow strike from Grimaldo.
Friedman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Friedman tries to pass to full mount but Grimaldo defends it.
Grimaldo pushes Friedman off and gets back to his feet.
Friedman tries for a takedown but Grimaldo circles away easily
and Grimaldo counters with a left and a right that stings Friedman.
Some wild striking there from Grimaldo.
Austin Grimaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Friedman looks for a takedown but Grimaldo sprawls well.
Grimaldo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grimaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grimaldo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
David Friedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friedman goes for a double leg but Grimaldo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grimaldo continues to drive forward.
Friedman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grimaldo misses with a body punch.
Grimaldo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Friedman's face.
Friedman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grimaldo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimaldo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Friedman's defenses.
Grimaldo lands a nice elbow.
Grimaldo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Friedman tries to break the clinch but Grimaldo is controlling the position.
Grimaldo gets through Friedman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Friedman.
Grimaldo breaks from the clinch.
Grimaldo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Friedman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Grimaldo lands a knee to the body.
Grimaldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Friedman jumps guard.
Friedman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grimaldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grimaldo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Friedman, up you get!
Friedman shoots in looking for a takedown. Grimaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Friedman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grimaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Friedman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Friedman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimaldo is pushing Friedman's head away, looking to escape. Friedman manages to hold on to the position though.
Grimaldo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Grimaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Friedman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Friedman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grimaldo but Grimaldo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grimaldo clinches.
Grimaldo misses with a knee strike.
Friedman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimaldo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Friedman is working for takedown but Grimaldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Friedman misses with some punches.
David Friedman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin Grimaldo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grimaldo prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Grimaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grimaldo 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Grimaldo!
During a confident post fight interview, Austin Grimaldo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 25317 p4p, 2087 weight class) and Trevor McCallen (ranked 387 p4p, 135 weight class). Trevor McCallen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCallen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guapo circles away quickly and effectively.
Guapo drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCallen sprawls and moves away.
Guapo ducks under a wild hook from McCallen.
McCallen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guapo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The fighters circling - Guapo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCallen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guapo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCallen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McCallen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guapo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCallen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Guapo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Guapo's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallen trying to control momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guapo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Guapo looking very determined here, making life difficult for McCallen.
I would not like to be Guapo right now.
McCallen struggling to keep hold of the position.
McCallen has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCallen tries to keep control of the position but Guapo is staying busy.
What can Guapo do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Guapo is keeping busy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
McCallen misses with an elbow to the head.
McCallen controlling from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guapo wants to get back to his feet.
Guapo looking very determined here, making life difficult for McCallen.
McCallen throwing wild punches that miss their target.
McCallen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
McCallen biding his time, controlling Guapo.
A lull in the action here.
McCallen missing with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallen trying to control momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCallen missing with strikes.
McCallen misses with a punch to the head.
McCallen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCallen throwing sloppy strikes.
McCallen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Guapo covering up well under a barage of strikes.
McCallen throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor McCallen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCallen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guapo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McCallen with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Guapo misses the target.
A punch combination from McCallen misses.
Guapo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCallen misses with a looping right.
McCallen gets tackled into the cage by Guapo. Guapo maintains the clinch.
McCallen missing with knees to the body.
McCallen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Guapo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCallen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from McCallen fails to land.
Guapo is looking to break free of the clinch but McCallen has double underhooks.
McCallen lands with a left to the head.
McCallen misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guapo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCallen has a couple of punches blocked by Guapo.
Still in the clinch, McCallen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCallen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCallen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guapo scores with a shoulder strike.
McCallen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guapo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCallen working aggressively here.
McCallen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McCallen working aggressively here.
McCallen trying to land knees to the body.
McCallen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCallen lands a hook that snaps the head of Guapo backwards.
McCallen works on Guapo's body with a couple of short punches.
McCallen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCallen trying to land knees to the body.
Trevor McCallen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Guapo scores with a shoulder strike.
Guapo blocks an uppercut.
McCallen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guapo trying to control the position but instead, McCallen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guapo into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guapo.
McCallen lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCallen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCallen.
McCallen lands with a right to the head.
McCallen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCallen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCallen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCallen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Guapo is rocked!
Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Guapo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCallen lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCallen throws a head punch that misses.
McCallen misses with a punch on the inside.
Guapo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCallen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCallen misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCallen lands a right hand.
McCallen working aggressively here.
McCallen misses with a punch on the inside.
McCallen working aggressively here.
Guapo blocks an uppercut.
McCallen misses with the head strike.
McCallen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCallen misses with some punches.
McCallen misses with a punch on the inside.
McCallen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCallen trying to land knees to the body.
McCallen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCallen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCallen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McCallen fails to land.
McCallen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCallen misses with some punches.
McCallen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCallen.
Guapo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCallen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCallen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCallen.
Guapo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCallen's elbow.
McCallen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCallen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guapo is defending well for now.
McCallen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCallen avoids the elbow strike from Guapo, against the cage.
Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCallen misses with some punches.
McCallen misses with some punches.
Guapo seems to have got his legs back now.
Guapo swings wildly with an uppercut but McCallen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guapo blocks an uppercut.
McCallen misses with the head strike.
McCallen lands an uppercut.
Guapo blocks an uppercut.
McCallen blocks an elbow strike.
Guapo lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCallen backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCallen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guapo backwards.
McCallen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallen lands an uppercut.
Guapo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCallen is defending well for now.
McCallen lands with a left to the head.
McCallen misses with the head strike.
McCallen lands a left hand.
McCallen gets through Guapo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCallen is leaning against Guapo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McCallen fails to land.
Guapo throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCallen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCallen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McCallen misses with a punch on the inside.
McCallen dips a shoulder and cracks Guapo with a mighty uppercut! Guapo falls back against the cage and McCallen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Guapo is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - McCallen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor McCallen!
Trevor McCallen decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinzade Murakami (ranked 3247 p4p, 2555 weight class) and Dax Crumper (ranked 299 p4p, 254 weight class). 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shinzade Murakami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Dax Crumper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crumper has a takedown stuffed.
Crumper goes for a double leg but Murakami avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murakami continues to drive forward.
Crumper tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murakami defends well and Crumper ends up having to push Murakami into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shinzade Murakami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dax Crumper.
Murakami scores with a nice strike.
Crumper shoots for a takedown but Murakami saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murakami connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crumper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murakami finds it's way round the side to connect with Crumper's head.
Crumper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Murakami swivels and escapes.
Murakami cracks Crumper with a good jab.
Crumper moves out of range as Murakami strikes.
Crumper gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crumper trying to mount his opponent but Murakami defends it.
Crumper slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murakami taking some punishment here, with Crumper in his half guard.
Crumper trying to control from half guard but Murakami is working away.
Murakami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crumper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crumper is looking to advance position but Murakami won't allow it.
Crumper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murakami doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crumper.
Murakami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crumper on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crumper is pressing down on Murakami's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murakami is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Crumper there.
Crumper is pressing down on Murakami's thigh, looking to free his foot. Murakami is holding on for now.
Murakami is not content to let Crumper control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crumper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crumper is looking to take a break and control but Murakami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crumper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crumper with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crumper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crumper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murakami on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Murakami tries to get out of the position.
Crumper is working for a kimura but Murakami is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crumper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Crumper passes to full mount!
Crumper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crumper won't let Murakami get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Crumper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crumper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murakami counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Murakami. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murakami.
Nice shot by Murakami.
Murakami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murakami misses with a body shot.
Murakami leaves Crumper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Murakami was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crumper.
Murakami stuffs the takedown.
Shinzade Murakami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dax Crumper.
Crumper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crumper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crumper on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crumper shoots in looking for a takedown but Murakami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crumper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crumper misses with a takedown attempt
and Crumper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murakami fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crumper, pushing him back against the cage.
Murakami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crumper can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murakami lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murakami tries a body shot but Crumper blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crumper prevents a body shot from Murakami.
Crumper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murakami is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crumper is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crumper blocks a body shot from Murakami.
Crumper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murakami scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murakami lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crumper backwards.
Crumper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murakami gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crumper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Murakami gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crumper is breathing heavily.
Murakami lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Murakami lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crumper or not.
Crumper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murakami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crumper backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murakami doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crumper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murakami pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crumper shoots and misses
and Murakami makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crumper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murakami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crumper walks into a stiff left hand from Murakami.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murakami sizes up Crumper with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 Crumper is rocked!
Murakami cracks Crumper with a left hook right on the temple and Crumper goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Murakami lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Crumper is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shinzade Murakami!
A victorious Shinzade Murakami thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 2659 p4p, 3332 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 173 p4p, 212 weight class). Short comes into the arena with Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
135
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140
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden misses with a combination
and Short counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Short is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Short content to stall in guard here.
Short landing with the ground and pound.
Durden has momentary wrist control but Short slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Short from controlling successfully.
Durden is trying to keep Short in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Short won't allow Durden to sweep him here.
Durden has momentary wrist control but Short slips an elbow through the middle.
Durden trying to keep a closed guard but Short is proving a slippery customer.
Short scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Short postures up and lands a big shot to Durden's brow.
Short wants to control from the top but Durden keeps moving.
Short lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Short scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden trying to keep a closed guard but Short is proving a slippery customer.
Short pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.
Short is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durden trying to control the position.
Short looking to sit in guard and control but Durden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Short looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Short is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Short uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a combination
and Short counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Short works his way into full mount!
Short has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Short has hold of Durden's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Durden manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Short looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Durden tries to hold on but Short pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short working for a submission but Durden is keeping him at bay.
Short looking to secure an arm triangle but Durden defends it well.
Durden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Durden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Short swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Durden is now in Short's guard. A big mistake from Short there, giving up the dominant position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Short working for a triangle but Durden defends it easily.
Short working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Short dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Durden misses with a two punch combination.
Short looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Durden is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Short dives into side control.
Short connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Durden some visible discomfort.
Short working away.
Short tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Short has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
Short is trying to get an arm triangle but Durden is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden tries to bench press Short off him but Short keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Durden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Short is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Durden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Short lands an elbow.
Durden struggling a bit here.
Short trying to control the position but Durden is working away.
Short tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Short has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Durden regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Durden is just riding it out for now. Short eventually gives up the hold.
Durden taking some punishment here, with Short in his half guard.
Short content to control rather than advance.
Short is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Short is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Durden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Short.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is doing well to control the position and prevent Short from advancing to side control.
Durden is looking to control Short's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Durden avoid being mounted?
Durden tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Short wants to take a breather but Durden is having none of it.
Durden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Short landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Durden is trying to control but can't.
Short is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Durden trying to hold on to Short's head to control him but Short postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Short is trying to work for a kimura but Durden is defending well.
Durden taking some punishment here, with Short in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Short dominated that second round.
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!
Durden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Short distracts Durden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Short drops back looking for a leg! Durden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durden manages to kick Short off! Short jumps back into Durden's guard.
Short passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Short lands a few punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Durden's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Durden is trying to get back to half guard.
Short has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Short is chipping away with strikes.
Short is trying to get an arm triangle but Durden is defending well.
Short working the head and body with strikes.
Short works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Short is trying to get an arm triangle but Durden is defending well.
Short tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Short looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short prevents Durden from escaping the position.
Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Short trying to control the position but Durden is working away.
Short scoring with punches and elbows.
Short trying to control the position but Durden is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Short is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Durden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Short tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Short has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Short looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Durden can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Durden tries to buck Short off but Short is having none of it.
Durden keeps trying to improve his position.
Short tries for a kimura but Durden is defending well.
Short looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Short is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Durden has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Short wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Short showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Short, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Short!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 1901 p4p, 2531 weight class) and Kikuchiyo Mifune (ranked 282 p4p, 351 weight class). Llewellyn comes into the arena with Doomsday blaring out of the sound system. Mifune has chosen Seven Samurai as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, AJ Llewellyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kikuchiyo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune just misses with a punch to the body.
Kikuchiyo Mifune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mifune misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Llewellyn with that takedown attempt.
Mifune throws out a counter right but Llewellyn avoids it with no problem.
Mifune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Llewellyn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Llewellyn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mifune counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn shoots for a double leg takedown but Mifune sprawls well. He's pushed Llewellyn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Llewellyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Llewellyn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Llewellyn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mifune counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune lands with an overhand left.
Mifune throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Llewellyn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mifune stuns Llewellyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Llewellyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Llewellyn misses its intended target.
Mifune connects with a jab.
Mifune 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.
 It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Llewellyn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune sends Llewellyn crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mifune is motioning to the referee to let Llewellyn up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Llewellyn is rocked!
Llewellyn is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mifune's half guard.
Mifune trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Llewellyn is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mifune is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AJ Llewellyn!
AJ Llewellyn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Kikuchiyo Mifune spoke after the fight, saying 'Going back to the drawing board'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Malig (ranked 1849 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 113 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
142
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Malig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux darts in and clinches Malig up against the cage.
Malig tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malig has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thibodeaux uses from the top position.
Thibodeaux sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Malig is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malig is looking for a triangle here but Thibodeaux uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Malig definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malig wants to control but Thibodeaux postures up.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malig tries to buck Thibodeaux off but Thibodeaux is having none of it.
Malig is trying to escape the position but Thibodeaux is controlling the position.
Malig is looking for a sweep.
Malig manages to get back to half guard.
Thibodeaux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Malig has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thibodeaux is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Malig is controlling Thibodeaux's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thibodeaux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malig manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malig working a defensive guard here.
Thibodeaux is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thibodeaux tests Malig's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux clobbers Malig with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thibodeaux drives through and clinches with Malig against the cage.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux lands a nice shot to the body.
Thibodeaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thibodeaux lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
Thibodeaux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malig backwards.
Thibodeaux presses Malig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thibodeaux's coach down at Thib's Sweat Shoppe was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thibodeaux's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thibodeaux gets through Malig's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Thibodeaux.
Malig is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux lands the left hand.
Malig takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thibodeaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thibodeaux stuns Malig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thibodeaux gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch.
Thibodeaux lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thibodeaux digs a right hand into Malig's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malig's gas tank.
Thibodeaux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Kaiden Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Thibodeaux. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a shot to the body.
Malig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thibodeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Malig on the side of the head.
Malig is rocked!
Thibodeaux drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Malig right on the button. Malig goes down! Thibodeaux follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Thibodeaux gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Our winner, Kaiden Thibodeaux, 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.
The defeated Morgan Malig had this to say: 'Good luck the rest of the Tournament Thibs!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 2643 p4p, 2075 weight class) and Odd Job (ranked 327 p4p, 264 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odd Job!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Job.
Job throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Wilson attempts a counter takedown but Job avoids it well and moves away.
Job shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Job was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Job is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wilson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilson is being controlled here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson manages to get back to half guard.
Job working Wilson over with strikes.
Job working over Wilson with some ground and pound. Wilson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Job not doing much here.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Job pulls his head out easily.
Wilson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wilson tries to get out of the position.
Job scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Job scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Job not doing much here.
Job lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Job is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wilson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Job on the ground.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Job has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to control but Job manages to pass to mount!
Job avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Wilson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wilson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Job avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Job raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Job controlling his opponent.
Job cracks Wilson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Job raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Job landing strikes from the mount.
Job connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Job lands a big elbow.
Job lands a couple of good shots and Wilson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Job is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Well, with Job on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Wilson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Job keeps control of the position as Wilson tries to break free.
Job looking for the choke from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odd Job dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilson tries to sprawl but Job drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Job performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Job is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Job pulls his head out easily.
Odd Job has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilson is defending against the submission attempts here by Job.
Job is taking a breather. Wilson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Job landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson wants to control but Job is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Job lands with a punch from half guard.
Job is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Job seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wilson is staying active underneath Job, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Job looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Job is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Job has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Job pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to hold on but Job pushes him away.
Job putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Job controlling from the full mount.
Job in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wilson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Job landing punches.
Job avoids the attempt from Wilson to control.
Job working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Job landing shots from mount.
Wilson is looking to improve his position but Job isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Job lands a couple of good shots and Wilson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Job controlling well, preventing Wilson from escaping the position.
Job has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Wilson's body.
Job has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Wilson.
Job is riding his opponent, not letting Wilson buck him off.
Job has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson covers up after that shot from Job.
The referee is taking a good look at Wilson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Job!
Wilson staying busy and making it hard for Job to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Odd Job showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Job.
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Job moved out of range nicely.
Job swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Job shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Job connects with a nice short shot to Wilson's temple.
Job is taking a breather. Wilson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Job prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Job looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Job wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
Wilson is trying to maintain the position but Job is very close to passing his half guard.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Job passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Job putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Job sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilson can't escape the position.
Wilson is in a horrible position here. Job smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Job controlling his opponent.
Wilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Job landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Job landing shots from mount.
Job dominating with strikes here.
Job landing punches.
Job controlling the position easily from mount.
Wilson wants to hold on but Job pushes him away.
Job working Wilson over with strikes here.
Wilson regains half guard.
Job is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to improve his position but Job is controlling well.
Job is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Still in half guard, Job seems content to control.
Wilson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Job prevents Wilson from improving his position.
Wade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson is in trouble now - Job has advanced to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Odd Job comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Job 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odd Job!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Dominator (ranked 3455 p4p, 870 weight class) and Jorlan Vieira (ranked 424 p4p, 114 weight class). Mariusz Dominator has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mariusz Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Dominator wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vieira throws a hook but Dominator blocks it.
The fighters circling - Dominator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dominator throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
A cross from Dominator lands.
Vieira blocks a head kick by Dominator.
A slow jab from Dominator misses its intended target.
Vieira wants to clinch up but Dominator keeps it at a distance.
Dominator is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vieira takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dominator throws a sloppy body shot
and Dominator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Vieira. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Vieira 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.
Dominator scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Vieira as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator misses the jab.
Dominator throws a right hand that misses
and Vieira counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vieira defending well as Dominator loads up on a big left hand.
Mariusz Dominator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vieira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dominator closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dominator throws a head kick that misses.
Vieira throws out a counter right but Dominator avoids it with no problem.
Vieira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominator throws an off balance right hand
and Vieira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vieira tests Dominator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dominator throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominator swings widly with a right hand
and Vieira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Dominator does no damage.
Vieira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominator connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominator throws a lazy uppercut
and Vieira rattles Dominator with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Dominator tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Vieira dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Dominator stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jorlan Vieira!
After the fight, Jorlan Vieira was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maro Pjetlic (ranked 437 p4p, 1139 weight class) and Marlin Paschal (ranked 63 p4p, 152 weight class). Pjetlic comes into the arena with Legend blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marlin Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pjetlic. Paschal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paschal looks to score with a jab to the body but Pjetlic is just out of range.
Paschal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paschal takes one to the chin there.
Pjetlic misses with an uppercut.
Paschal scores with a push kick.
Jab by Pjetlic.
Paschal lands a left and a right that send Pjetlic crashing to the mat, dazed. Paschal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Maro Pjetlic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Paschal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pjetlic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been informed that Paschal 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.
Paschal throws a sloppy head kick and Pjetlic moves out of range easily.
Pjetlic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paschal to score with a decent uppercut.
Paschal throws a body kick that misses
and Pjetlic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pjetlic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paschal looks to land a combination but Pjetlic avoids it well.
Marlin Paschal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paschal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pjetlic.
Pjetlic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pjetlic misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pjetlic moves out of range of the body kick.
Paschal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paschal blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Paschal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paschal drops Pjetlic with a beautiful combination! Pjetlic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paschal is looking for the KO!
Pjetlic is rocked!
A jab from Pjetlic misses.
Pjetlic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paschal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pjetlic misses with a hook. Paschal ducked under it nicely.
Pjetlic sets himself, and Paschal steps forward looking for the clinch! Pjetlic avoids it this time.
Paschal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paschal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paschal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paschal throws a counter combo.
Paschal connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Pjetlic tumbling to the canvas! Paschal pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Pjetlic was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marlin Paschal!
After the fight, Marlin Paschal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 251 p4p, 118 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 31 p4p, 14 weight class). Vatsadze's entrance music is Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. A fine choice. Murtaz Vatsadze has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Murtaz Vatsadze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Veainu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vatsadze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Veainu slips a jab and a cross from Vatsadze.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vatsadze goes for a double leg but Veainu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Veainu continues to drive forward.
Veainu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Vatsadze's ribcage. Vatsadze let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veainu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vatsadze or not.
Veainu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Veainu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vatsadze lands with a short shot to the head.
Vatsadze misses with some punches.
Veainu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Veainu as the two fighters clinch.
Veainu scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veainu.
Veainu breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu looks to land a left hand but Vatsadze moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Veainu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vatsadze throws a hook but Veainu avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Vatsadze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vatsadze.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu misses with a looping right.
Vatsadze tries to clinch
and Veainu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Murtaz Vatsadze has been cut.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch
and Veainu counters with a nice right hand that sends Vatsadze toppling to the canvas! Vatsadze scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Veainu finish him?!
Vatsadze is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Veainu looks to move away, Vatsadze throws a big counter combo but Veainu just gets out of the way.
Oh Vatsadze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vatsadze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veainu scores with a counter punch that sends Vatsadze to the canvas! Veainu smells blood - he's punishing Vatsadze with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vatsadze has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siale Veainu!
Siale Veainu is the new middleweight champion!
In defeat, Murtaz Vatsadze stepped up to the mic, saying 'Props to my opponent, you know me I'll go kick some ass and be right back challenging. '.
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