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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 1324 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Desmond Glass (ranked 201 p4p, 214 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass swinging wildly here.
Glass throws a leg kick but Punchsky checks it.
Glass throws a big shot that misses.
Punchsky throws a quick counter kick to the body but Glass avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Glass misses.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass is looking to score with low kicks.
Punchsky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Punchsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punchsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Glass.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass connects with a right hand. Punchsky shakes it off.
Punchsky moves out of range as Glass strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punchsky throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a shot from downtown. Punchsky moves away and avoids it.
Punchsky blocks a leg kick.
Punchsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glass thows a leg kick but Punchsky checks it
and Punchsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Glass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Punchsky throws a right hand that Glass ducks under and follows up with a left that Glass also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Glass.
Glass misses with a hook
and Punchsky counters with a right hand to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Punchsky.
Sloppy strikes from Punchsky. Those never looked like landing.
Glass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Punchsky jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Glass swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glass throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Glass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glass tries a low kick but Punchsky avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Punchsky.
A punch combination from Punchsky misses.
Glass throws a sloppy body shot
and Punchsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchsky.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Punchsky looks to land a combination but Glass avoids it well.
Punchsky lands a right hook to the body.
Glass dodges the punch combination from Punchsky.
Punchsky connects with a body shot that sends Glass's belly button to the back.
Punchsky misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punchsky.
Glass misses with a low kick.
It looked like Punchsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Punchsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glass wants to clinch up but Punchsky keeps it at a distance.
Punchsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Glass takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Punchsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Glass blocks the body kick.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Glass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Punchsky.
Punchsky sizes up Glass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Punchsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Punchsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Glass thinking.
Punchsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Punchsky is looking to counter punch.
Glass on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Punchsky blocks a leg kick.
Punchsky is looking for a counter combo.
Punchsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glass.
As Glass looks to move away, Punchsky throws a big counter combo but Glass just gets out of the way.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass closes the distance but Punchsky moves to the side
and Punchsky counters with a nice body shot.
Punchsky checks a leg kick.
Punchsky lands a jab to the head.
Punchsky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Glass tries to clinch but Punchsky is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass takes a swing at Punchsky's ribcage but misses.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punchsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Glass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that round.
That's time! Punchsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glass throws a solid leg kick but Punchsky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Glass.
Punchsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glass.
Punchsky throws a nice looking combination but Glass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glass throws a right hand that Punchsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Punchsky also avoids with ease.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Punchsky misses.
Glass throws a right hand that misses
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Glass might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Punchsky has got the better of the exchanges.
A leg kick checked by Punchsky.
Punchsky ducks right into an uppercut from Glass.
Punchsky lands with a nice body kick.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Punchsky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Glass misses.
Punchsky is looking to counter punch.
Glass throws a right hand that misses
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
Punchsky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchsky blocks a leg kick.
Glass lands with a nice body punch.
Glass misses with a jab to the body
and Punchsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Punchsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Punchsky scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Punchsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punchsky lands with a hook. Glass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Punchsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glass eats them both and turns towards Punchsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
 It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Punchsky ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchsky.
A clash of legs there as Punchsky blocks the low kick.
Punchsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Punchsky darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vladimir Punchsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punchsky moves away.
Punchsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky punishes Glass's body with a nice straight punch.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Punchsky slips the punch.
Glass takes one to the chin there.
Glass looks to land a combination but Punchsky avoids it well.
Glass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Punchsky scores with a nice strike.
Glass throws a wild body kick that Punchsky sees coming a mile off.
Punchsky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Punchsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glass can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Punchsky. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Punchsky.
Punchsky misses with a hook. Glass ducked under it nicely.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Punchsky is just out of range.
Glass throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Punchsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Punchsky lands with an uppercut that bounces Glass off the cage and back into range.
Punchsky moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Punchsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Glass moves forwards but Punchsky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Punchsky lands the left hand.
Glass tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Punchsky is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Glass.
Glass misses with a straight right.
Punchsky appears to be looking for a big counter.
Punchsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punchsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punchsky takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Glass works the jab nicely.
Glass tries to work over Punchsky's front leg with a kick but Punchsky checks it.
Glass closes the distance but Punchsky moves to the side
and Punchsky counters with a three punch combo that has Glass backing up. Glass nods at Punchsky to acknowledge the strikes.
Glass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punchsky moves away.
Punchsky scores with the left hand. Glass knows he should have avoided that one.
Glass throws the left hand but Punchsky avoids the punch easily.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punchsky counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Punchsky.
Punchsky scores with a shot to the body.
Glass is breathing heavily.
Glass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glass misses with a leg kick.
Punchsky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Glass moves in looking to clinch but Punchsky pushes him off.
Punchsky scores with a one two! Glass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Glass misses with a body punch
and Punchsky counters with a straight right hand.
 Glass is rocked!
Glass doesn't manage to clinch there - Punchsky circles away.
Glass wants to clinch up but Punchsky keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Punchsky misses the target.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punchsky thuds a left hand into Glass's body.
Punchsky lands with a good body shot.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punchsky is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Punchsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Desmond Glass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Punchsky with a jab.
Punchsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punchsky scores with a body shot.
Punchsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Glass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchsky.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glass walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Punchsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Punchsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Glass. That's going to slow Punchsky down.
Glass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Punchsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A counter left hand to the body from Punchsky misses its target.
Glass looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass wants to clinch
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky lands a nice shot that snaps Glass's head back.
Glass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Glass throws a predictable looking body shot
and Punchsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Punchsky avoids the body shot from Glass.
Punchsky lands a jab to the head.
Glass throws a leg kick but Punchsky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Glass tries to move into range but Punchsky moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Punchsky is out of range.
Glass misses with the combination.
A low kick from Glass misses
and Punchsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Glass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glass throws a leg kick but Punchsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Punchsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Glass throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punchsky tries to bum rush Glass with a series of wild strikes but Glass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punchsky slips under a jab.
Punchsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Glass throws a leg kick but Punchsky checks it.
Glass throws a leg kick
and Punchsky counters with a left and a right that stings Glass.
Punchsky scores with a nice head shot.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Punchsky fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Glass.
Punchsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Glass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Punchsky is out of range.
Punchsky appears to be looking for a big counter.
Punchsky lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glass.
Glass misses with a leg kick
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Desmond Glass's cut even more.
Punchsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Punchsky lands a body shot.
Glass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Glass throws a leg kick that is checked
and Punchsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punchsky stuns Glass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glass misses with a body shot
and Punchsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glass is still on wobbly legs! Can Punchsky finish him?
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Punchsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glass thows a leg kick but Punchsky checks it
and Punchsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Glass seems to have recovered his senses.
Punchsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Glass's head.
A low kick from Glass misses
and Punchsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Punchsky throws a series of punches but Glass moves out of range.
Glass let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky jabs at Glass's body.
Punchsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Punchsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Punchsky blocks the low kick.
Punchsky works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Punchsky.
Glass tries to clinch there but Punchsky circles away.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glass misses with a hook to the body
and Punchsky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glass shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A leg kick checked by Punchsky.
Punchsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Punchsky misses.
Punchsky throws a front kick that sends Glass stumbling back into the cage.
Glass misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Punchsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Punchsky has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Punchsky!
Our winner, Vladimir Punchsky, 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.
Desmond Glass was interviewed post fight and said 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 1920 p4p, 2146 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 253 p4p, 284 weight class). Panayotov's entrance music is Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panayotov's head backwards.
Panayotov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Panayotov slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
Panayotov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Panayotov slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Panayotov moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Panayotov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panayotov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Panayotov avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Panayotov counters by clinching up.
Benn Jr told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Panayotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benn Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Panayotov blocks it.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Panayotov's head but Panayotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panayotov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panayotov lands a right hook to the body.
Panayotov cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
Panayotov clinches with his opponent.
Panayotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benn Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panayotov.
Panayotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Panayotov tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Panayotov back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benn Jr.
Panayotov lands an uppercut.
Benn Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panayotov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benn Jr is defending well.
Benn Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Panayotov fails to land.
Panayotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Panayotov is stalling here.
Panayotov effectively controlling the action here.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Panayotov.
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panayotov tries to stall but Benn Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benn Jr is trying to push Panayotov away but Panayotov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benn Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
Panayotov scores with a shot to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr can't break the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Panayotov.
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Panayotov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Panayotov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benn Jr manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Panayotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Panayotov avoids them all with ease.
Panayotov has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's time! Panayotov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Panayotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panayotov.
Panayotov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benn Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Panayotov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov just misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Panayotov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panayotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panayotov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Panayotov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panayotov tries to move into range but Benn Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panayotov, as that shot connected.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Panayotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panayotov throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Panayotov saw that one coming.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panayotov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panayotov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panayotov misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Panayotov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
 It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Panayotov's hands.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Panayotov counters with a thumping low kick.
Panayotov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Panayotov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Panayotov swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Panayotov avoids it easily.
Panayotov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Benn Jr as he connects with a hook.
 Panayotov is rocked!
Benn Jr drops Panayotov with a naaaaasty hook - Panayotov is in real trouble here! Benn Jr dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bennett (ranked 2145 p4p, 1871 weight class) and Kaido Graindo (ranked 271 p4p, 240 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by The Heresy. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graindo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graindo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graindo scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Graindo. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bennett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graindo circles away.
Graindo punishes Bennett's body with a nice straight punch.
Graindo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Bennett wants to slow Graindo down by chopping away at his legs.
Graindo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graindo tries to bum rush Bennett with a series of wild strikes but Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Graindo back into the cage.
Graindo misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Graindo avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bennett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Graindo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graindo gets underhooks to prevent Bennett's takedown attempt.
Graindo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graindo stalling the fight.
Bennett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graindo misses the shot to the body.
Graindo lands a slapping body shot.
Graindo lands a jab to the head.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graindo lands a body shot.
Bennett fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graindo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Graindo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bennett eats them both and turns towards Graindo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Justin Bennett has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graindo lands a big right hand that sends Bennett crashing to the mat! Graindo stays standing though and waves Bennett back to his feet!
Bennett is rocked!
Kaido Graindo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett is looking for a counter combo.
Graindo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bennett is fending him off so far but Graindo persists. Nope, Bennett circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graindo throws a shot to the body.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Graindo sends Bennett crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Graindo is motioning to the referee to let Bennett up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Graindo slips a jab from Bennett.
Graindo misses with a double jab.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graindo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Graindo misses with a double jab.
Graindo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graindo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Graindo lands in his opponent's guard.
Bennett managing to control the position.
Graindo postures up.
Graindo distracts Bennett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Graindo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graindo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graindo is pushing down on Bennett's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bennett is fighting to maintain full guard but Graindo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bennett is trying to get back to full guard.
Bennett gets full guard.
Graindo trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graindo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bennett looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Graindo passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaido Graindo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graindo misses the jab.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches.
Graindo tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graindo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graindo misses the body punch
and Bennett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Bennett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graindo misses with a straight right.
Bennett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graindo throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws a quick counter kick to the body but Graindo avoids it.
Graindo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bennett counter with a right hand.
Bennett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett has Graindo up against the cage in a clinch.
Graindo throws a head punch that misses.
Graindo throws a head punch that misses.
Graindo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graindo breaks the clinch.
Bennett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Graindo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Graindo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennett throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Graindo.
As Graindo tries to get set, Bennett tries to push him back and clinch up but Graindo manages to avoid the attempt.
Graindo scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graindo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graindo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Graindo connects with a crisp jab.
Kaido Graindo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graindo.
Graindo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graindo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Graindo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bennett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Nice shot by Graindo.
A big left from Graindo misses.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Graindo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to clinch
and Graindo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Graindo just misses with a punch to the body.
Graindo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bennett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Graindo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Graindo.
A quick step to the side and Bennett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graindo. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graindo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Graindo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bennett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Graindo misses with a series of wild punches.
Graindo lands a head shot.
Graindo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
Graindo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Graindo does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Graindo misses with a looping left.
Bennett drops down looking for a counter takedown but Graindo sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaido Graindo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Bennett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bennett tries to move into range but Graindo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Graindo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graindo throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws a front kick aimed at Graindo's knee but Graindo avoids it well.
Graindo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graindo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Graindo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graindo connects with a combination that backs up Bennett into the cage. Graindo lands a flurry of punches that gets past Bennett's guard. Bennett is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Graindo bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaido Graindo!
Our winner, Kaido Graindo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Bishop (ranked 1715 p4p, 2126 weight class) and Bruno Neves (ranked 220 p4p, 268 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Whatever. 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 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Neves!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Bishop gets tackled into the cage by Neves. Neves maintains the clinch.
Bishop connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bruno Neves has been cut.
Bishop prevents a body shot from Neves.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Neves working aggressively here.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neves lands a nice uppercut.
Neves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neves throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop lands a good knee to the midsection. Neves won't want to take too many of those.
Neves struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bishop lands a body shot in the clinch.
Neves looks winded!
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neves avoids it.
Neves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bishop crunches a lovely knee into Neves's ribcage.
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!
Neves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right from Bishop on the inside.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neves avoids it.
Bishop blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Neves gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Neves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bishop thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Neves if he has to take too many more of those.
Neves throws a big shot that misses.
Neves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
Neves wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nevess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neves misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Neves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Neves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bishop. Bishop circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bishop scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop lands with a cross.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neves.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Neves tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neves is looking to clinch but Bishop is avoiding it.
Neves stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Keith Bishop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bishop, as that shot connected.
Bishop throws a body kick that misses.
Neves misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neves wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Bishop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bishop wants it to stay on the feet.
Neves avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bruno Neves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neves.
Bishop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Neves.
Neves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neves moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Neves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bishop.
Bishop misses the shot to the body.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bishop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop with a hook.
Neves throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it.
Neves walks into a jab.
Neves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bishop is trying to defend but Neves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bishop tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Neves manages to move to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neves has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bishop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Neves is trying to control here but Bishop has managed to regain half guard.
Neves perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bishop is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Neves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Neves's back!
Neves tries to escape but Bishop has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neves trying to control but not successfully.
Neves is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bishop is staying active.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Neves closes the distance and clinches.
Neves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop gets through Neves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neves wants to take the fight to the mat but Bishop manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Neves misses with some punches.
A short right from Bishop.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Neves controls the action.
Neves swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neves blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neves can do to turn this around?
Neves misses with the head strike.
Neves struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neves managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Neves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bishop is trying to break free.
Neves lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Nice elbow from Bishop.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop tries to land knees in the clinch but Neves avoids the damage to the body.
Bishop prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bishop is defending well.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Bishop misses with a knee strike.
Bishop missing with knees to the body.
Neves goes for a takedown attempt but Bishop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neves gets a clinch.
Neves goes for a takedown attempt but Bishop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bishop moves out of range of the strikes.
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bishop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Neves rushes Bishop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bishop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bishop lands a body shot.
Neves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Neves is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a left hand.
Bishop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Neves controls his hands.
Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop lands a leg kick that knocks Neves off balance momentarily.
Neves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That has opened up Bruno Neves's cut even more.
Bishop connects with a single shot there.
Bishop lands a front kick.
Neves ducks right into an uppercut from Bishop.
Neves wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Bishop lands.
Bishop blocks a jab.
Neves shoots in for a takedown but Bishop shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Neves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bishop's guard.
Neves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop wants to stand up but Neves is controlling him.
Neves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Neves passes into half guard.
Neves content to control rather than advance.
Neves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Bishop dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Neves forces Bishop back against the cage and clinches.
Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop throws out a leg kick but Neves moves out of range and Bishop only half commits.
Keith Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Neves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neves tries to close the distance and clinch but Bishop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bishop tests Neves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Neves - just one landing.
Neves tries to bum rush Bishop with a series of wild strikes but Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Neves really felt that one!
Bishop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop sizes up Neves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Neves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Bishop finds it's way through Neves's defenses.
Bishop throws a lazy right hand but Neves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bishop tries to bum rush Neves with a series of wild strikes but Neves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bishop.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bishop slips a jab from Neves.
Neves moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Neves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Neves has Bishop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bishop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Neves tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Neves back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Neves fails to land.
Neves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bishop after a bit of a struggle.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bishop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Neves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruno Neves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a nice uppercut.
Bishop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bishop.
Bishop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keith Bishop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
Neves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nevess head.
Neves misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
Bishop tries to work over Neves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neves misses with a punch on the inside.
Neves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bishop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Keith Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Neves.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Neves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Neves avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Neves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bishop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The cut above Bruno Neves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bishop cracks Neves with a nice body shot.
Neves has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neves.
Bishop misses with a knee to the head.
Bishop lands an elbow just above Neves 's eye.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neves has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bishop regains guard immediately.
Neves preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neves trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neves tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Neves is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
Bishop has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neves trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Bishop!
An intense looking Keith Bishop took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I’m Coming For My Title, That Cut Stoppage During My Title Bout Against Kurger Is Bullshit'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Yi (ranked 859 p4p, 1196 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 131 p4p, 186 weight class). Yi comes into the arena with Wobble blaring out of the sound system. Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190
24 - 14 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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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 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jin Yi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yi slips a jab from Edmonds.
Edmonds throws a series of strikes that have Yi backpedaling.
Edmonds slips a jab from Yi.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut. Yi saw that one coming.
Edmonds misses with a hook
and Yi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Yi connects with the punch.
Yi staying out of range there.
Yi connects with a leg kick.
Yi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edmonds counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmonds moves out of range of the strikes.
Edmonds tries to bum rush Yi with a series of wild strikes but Yi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yi attempts a counter takedown but Edmonds avoids it well and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yi slips a jab and a cross from Edmonds.
Yi moves away from the strike by Edmonds.
It looked like Yi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yi. That's going to slow Edmonds down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Edmonds scores with a hook.
Nice shot by Yi.
Edmonds blocks a low kick nicely.
Edmonds wants to land a leg kick but Yi is out of range.
Yi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edmonds throws the left hand but Yi avoids the punch easily.
Edmonds slips under a jab.
Yi throws a hook but Edmonds blocks it.
Yi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Edmonds keeping moving, preventing Yi from controlling successfully.
Yi lands a couple of digs.
Edmonds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edmonds trying to control the position here.
Yi looking to sit in guard and control but Edmonds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yi keeping moving, preventing Edmonds from controlling successfully.
Edmonds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds controlling from the top position.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Yi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Edmonds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yi controls Edmonds momentarily but Edmonds frees himself.
Yi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yi can't keep his opponent in guard - Edmonds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Edmonds is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Yi to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Edmonds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Edmonds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yi looking for a sweep. Not yet Yi, not yet.
Yi has his foot on Edmonds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Edmonds works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jin Yi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Yi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yi trying to advance position but Edmonds counters by regaining guard.
Yi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edmonds can do to turn this around?
Yi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yi 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.
Edmonds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yi has gone for a leg lock! Edmonds slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yi's guard.
Edmonds trying to control the position from guard on top but Yi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yi looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yi is on top in guard.
Edmonds is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Edmonds keeping moving, preventing Yi from controlling successfully.
Yi throwing strikes from guard but Edmonds blocks nicely.
Edmonds is trying to control the position but Yi postures up.
Edmonds looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yi throwing strikes but missing.
Yi slips nicely into half guard.
Edmonds has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds is pressing down on Yi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yi won't allow Edmonds to sweep him here.
Edmonds working a defensive guard here.
Yi looking to pass the guard.
Yi landing with the ground and pound.
Edmonds has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Edmonds.
Yi scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi takes a little break here. Edmonds wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Yi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yi misses with the ground and pound.
Yi wants to control but Edmonds is keeping him busy.
Jin Yi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edmonds is trying to improve his position.
Edmonds is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yi is trying to get an arm triangle but Edmonds is defending well.
Yi cracks Edmonds with a big right hand but Edmonds just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Edmonds sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yi trying to pass the guard but Edmonds defending well.
Yi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edmonds regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edmonds is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Yi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yi's corner calls for a 1-2. Yi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edmonds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yi.
A little feinted left hand from Yi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Edmonds lands with a nice body punch.
Yi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edmonds shoots and misses
and Yi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Edmonds takes a swing at Yi's ribcage but misses.
Edmonds cracks Yi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yi. Yi obviously looking to wear him down.
Yi stuffs the takedown.
Edmonds tests Yi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yi moves out of range of the strikes.
Edmonds might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Edmonds to the ground. Yi is now in Edmonds's guard.
Yi slips nicely into half guard.
Yi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yi is pressing down on Edmonds's thigh, looking to free his foot. Edmonds is holding on for now.
Yi looks to land a strike but Edmonds avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yi throws a strike but Edmonds rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Edmonds is pushing down on Yi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yi is fighting to maintain full guard but Edmonds has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yi trying to control but Edmonds postures up.
Edmonds is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yi has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yi gets back to full guard.
Edmonds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Edmonds trying to control but Yi is working from the bottom.
Yi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yi keeping full guard, as Edmonds tries to pass.
Yi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Edmonds passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yi manages to get back to half guard.
Yi trying to control from the bottom.
Edmonds is keen to just control but Yi is a slippery customer.
Edmonds is thwarting Yi's attempts to control the position.
Yi moves into full guard.
Yi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edmonds defends well.
John Edmonds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Edmonds drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edmonds jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yi is striking off his back. Edmonds thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Yi is looking to control Edmonds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yi avoid being mounted?
Yi tries to roll over but Edmonds keeps him under control.
Jin Yi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edmonds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yi sees it coming and defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jin Yi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yi, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Yi!
A relieved looking Jin Yi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frog Ribbit (ranked 939 p4p, 919 weight class) and Yka Sonni (ranked 130 p4p, 125 weight class). Frog Ribbit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frog Ribbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yka Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sonni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ribbit throws a hook but Sonni blocks it.
A left lands for Ribbit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sonni.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribbit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sonni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ribbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonni moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Ribbit just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribbit. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni scores with a push kick.
Sonni moves out of range as Ribbit throws a body kick.
Ribbit throws an off balance right hand
and Sonni counters with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sonni has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ribbit.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni lands a leg kick that knocks Ribbit off balance momentarily.
Frog Ribbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribbit looks to throw a body kick
and Sonni counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ribbit has his feet on Sonni's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ribbit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sonni. Sonni obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ribbit.
Sonni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbit misses with an uppercut.
Sonni throws a body kick that misses.
Ribbit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Ribbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
A leg kick checked by Sonni.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sonni, as that shot connected.
Ribbit swings widly with a right hand
and Sonni counters with a left to the body.
Ribbit blocks a low kick nicely.
Ribbit misses with a leg kick
letting Sonni counter with a right hand.
Sonni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ribbit lands with a straight right. Sonni didn't see that one coming.
Ribbit ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Ribbit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
Ribbit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A shot to the liver by Ribbit. Beautiful body shot.
Ribbit tests Sonni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ribbit. That snapped Sonni's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit lands a big uppercut and Sonni crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sonni looks OK. Ribbit waves Sonni back to his feet!
Sonni is rocked!
Sonni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ribbit. Ribbit obviously looking to wear him down.
Sonni moves into range and clinches up with Ribbit.
Sonni working aggressively here.
Ribbit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sonni's elbow.
Sonni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Ribbit.
Ribbit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonni scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sonni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sonni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sonni - that landed with a thud.
Ribbit blocks a body shot from Sonni.
Sonni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sonni.
Sonni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribbit.
Ribbit blocks an uppercut.
Sonni misses with some punches.
Ribbit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ribbit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sonni throws a head punch that misses.
Sonni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribbit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sonni.
Sonni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ribbit working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonni lands a shot to the body.
Sonni misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbit tries to work over Sonni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frog Ribbit will probably get the nod.
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.
Sonni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribbit throws out the jab.
Ribbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonni was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribbit.
Ribbit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ribbit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sonni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ribbit.
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sonni throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sonni slips under a jab.
Sonni closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ribbit quickly recovers to half guard.
Ribbit tries to kick Sonni off in order to stand up. Sonni Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbit being controlled for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribbit is not content to let Sonni control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni working away.
Sonni has knee on belly momentarily but Ribbit bucks him off and regains half guard.
Sonni with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ribbit trying to control here.
Sonni slows the pace down in half guard.
Ribbit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sonni is working away from the top position though.
Sonni uses his free foot to push down on Ribbit's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ribbit.
Sonni controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit wants to control but Sonni is having none of it.
Sonni punching from mount but Ribbit doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonni tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonni goes for an armbar but Ribbit turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ribbit.
Ribbit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ribbit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ribbit stands and steps away. Sonni gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ribbit throws a lazy head kick
and Sonni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sonni with a nice calf kick.
Ribbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribbit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ribbit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ribbit scores with a body shot.
Sonni slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yka Sonni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Ribbit swings for the body but Sonni moves out of range.
Ribbit misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sonni to counter with a crisp jab.
Sonni scores with a sloppy right hand. Ribbit should have avoided that one.
Ribbit throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ribbit walks into a stiff left hand from Sonni.
Sonni throws a push kick but Ribbit slaps the foot to one side.
Ribbit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ribbit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sonni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribbit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ribbit tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribbit misses with a wild body shot.
Sonni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonni throws out a loose jab but Ribbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribbit slips a straight right by Sonni.
A leg kick checked by Sonni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ribbit misses with a body shot.
Sonni with the counter takedown but Ribbit avoids it easily.
Frog Ribbit is winning the standup battle so far.
Ribbit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frog Ribbit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribbit with the inside leg kick.
Sonni throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ribbit tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
Ribbit clobbers Sonni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sonni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ribbit lands a lovely overhand right.
Ribbit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonni.
Ribbit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ribbit throws a low kick but Sonni avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sonni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribbit throws a leg kick
and Sonni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ribbit's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sonni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ribbit misses with a looping right.
Ribbit backing away here, and Sonni unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ribbit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ribbit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ribbit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sonni can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonni.
Ribbit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ribbit is rocked!
Sonni misses with a straight left.
Ribbit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Ribbit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonni misses with an uppercut. Ribbit saw that one coming.
Ribbit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sonni scores with a jab to the head.
Ribbit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ribbit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni fakes the leg kick and cracks Ribbit in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonni.
Ribbit throws a wild body kick that Sonni sees coming a mile off.
Sonni tries a quick counter leg kick but Ribbit is wise to it.
Ribbit loads up on a big right hand but Sonni slips the punch.
Ribbit throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Sonni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sonni connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ribbit misses the target.
A head kick by Ribbit misses
and Sonni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sonni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonni lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ribbit. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni drops Ribbit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ribbit looks back up at him and smiles so Sonni waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ribbit misses with a body punch
and Sonni counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonni.
Sonni throws an overhand right that drops Ribbit like a sack of potatoes! Sonni dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yka Sonni!
Yka Sonni decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Esteban San Pedro (ranked 569 p4p, 565 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 68 p4p, 67 weight class). San Pedro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gunman. 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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146
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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 38 - 17 - 4, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McQuirre's hands.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuirre throws out a leg kick but San Pedro moves out of range and McQuirre only half commits.
A low kick from McQuirre is predictable there
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from San Pedro.
San Pedro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McQuirre.
San Pedro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McQuirre.
McQuirre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches San Pedro on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McQuirre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San Pedro throws out the jab.
San Pedro slips a straight right by McQuirre.
San Pedro half committed to a counter leg kick.
McQuirre misses with a kick to the body.
San Pedro misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a hook to the ribs.
San Pedro manages to break the clinch.
San Pedro throws a low kick but McQuirre avoids it.
McQuirre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. San Pedro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like San Pedro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McQuirre throws a big shot that misses.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses McQuirre's front leg but catches the back leg as McQuirre tries to avoid it.
McQuirre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McQuirre closes the distance and clinches.
San Pedro struggles to land a body shot inside as McQuirre controls his hands.
McQuirre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
San Pedro working aggressively here.
San Pedro tries to throw a body punch but McQuirre avoids it by throwing San Pedro back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McQuirre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
San Pedro tries a body shot but McQuirre blocks it.
McQuirre tries to land a knee to the head but San Pedro blocks with his arms.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
McQuirre lands an elbow inside that San Pedro shrugs off.
McQuirre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro misses with a body punch.
San Pedro blocks an uppercut.
McQuirre misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from San Pedro.
San Pedro pushes McQuirre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McQuirre pushes San Pedro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
San Pedro works on McQuirre's body with a couple of short punches.
San Pedro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McQuirre tries a body shot but San Pedro blocks it.
San Pedro digs a right hand into McQuirre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McQuirre's gas tank.
McQuirre dodges an elbow strike from San Pedro.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McQuirre.
McQuirre has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. San Pedro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McQuirre can turn it around.
San Pedro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
San Pedro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McQuirre's elbow.
San Pedro blocks a body shot from McQuirre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from San Pedro - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from San Pedro as the two fighters clinch.
San Pedro scores with a shot to the side of McQuirre's head.
San Pedro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Pedro blocking some punches.
McQuirre prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
McQuirre blocks a body shot from San Pedro.
San Pedro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre staying out of range there.
McQuirre appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McQuirre misses with an uppercut
and San Pedro counters with an outside leg kick.
McQuirre throws a body punch but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro stuns McQuirre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McQuirre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro moves forwards but McQuirre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
San Pedro throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro throws a leg kick but McQuirre checks it.
McQuirre tries to clinch
and San Pedro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harry McQuirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for McQuirre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
San Pedro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
McQuirre misses with a head kick.
San Pedro throws a chopping leg kick but McQuirre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It seemed like McQuirre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McQuirre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from San Pedro finds it's way round the side to connect with McQuirre's head.
McQuirre ducks right into an uppercut from San Pedro.
McQuirre avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for San Pedro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that round.
That's time! San Pedro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McQuirre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. San Pedro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
San Pedro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
San Pedro throwing a counter right hand but McQuirre manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from San Pedro misses its intended target.
No joy there for McQuirre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses
and San Pedro counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by San Pedro. That's going to slow McQuirre down.
McQuirre misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Pedro looks to throw the jab but McQuirre is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from San Pedro.
McQuirre fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from McQuirre misses.
It appears San Pedro was looking to counter with a kick there.
San Pedro is looking to slow McQuirre down with leg kicks.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but McQuirre moved out of range nicely.
Donk. McQuirre catches San Pedro right on the button with a cross.
McQuirre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McQuirre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
San Pedro misses with a hook
and McQuirre counters with a three punch combo that has San Pedro backing up. San Pedro nods at McQuirre to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by San Pedro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of San Pedro.
San Pedro cracks McQuirre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Harry McQuirre has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre throws a head kick that San Pedro semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro digs a good body shot into McQuirre's ribs.
McQuirre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McQuirre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Pedro.
As San Pedro backs off McQuirre throws a huge counter combo but San Pedro manages to avoid it all.
McQuirre misses with a hook.
McQuirre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and San Pedro counters with a thumping low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! San Pedro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McQuirre - the referee stops the clock and San Pedro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McQuirre. San Pedro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
San Pedro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQuirre moves away.
McQuirre just misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro throws a half hearted mid kick.
McQuirre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro is looking to land body kicks.
San Pedro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McQuirre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McQuirre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
San Pedro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuirre.
San Pedro thuds his right hand into McQuirre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQuirre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That kick from McQuirre tenderised San Pedro's leg. San Pedro is trying to keep his angry face on.
It looks like San Pedro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
San Pedro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
San Pedro lands with a hook. McQuirre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
McQuirre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Pedro. San Pedro obviously looking to wear him down.
McQuirre takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuirre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from San Pedro finds it's way round the side to connect with McQuirre's head.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses
and San Pedro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McQuirre thinking.
Esteban San Pedro is winning the standup battle so far.
San Pedro scores with a punch to the head.
San Pedro tries to land a leg kick but McQuirre saw it coming and moves away.
McQuirre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
San Pedro walks into a left hand.
McQuirre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from San Pedro finds it's way round the side to connect with McQuirre's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban San Pedro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry McQuirre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McQuirre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck San Pedro on the side of the head.
McQuirre looks to clinch
and San Pedro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jab from McQuirre.
San Pedro lands a right hook to the body.
San Pedro scores with a shot to the body.
San Pedro throws a leg kick which misses McQuirre's front leg but catches the back leg as McQuirre tries to avoid it.
San Pedro throws the kick towards the body but McQuirre avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from McQuirre. San Pedro does a little dance to reset his feet.
San Pedro throws a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
San Pedro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McQuirre can do to turn this around?
San Pedro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a right hand that misses
and San Pedro counters with an inside leg kick.
McQuirre with the inside leg kick.
San Pedro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McQuirre momentarily.
San Pedro throws a nice inside leg kick.
McQuirre misses with a double jab
and San Pedro counters with a nice leg kick.
McQuirre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
San Pedro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McQuirre jabs San Pedro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harry McQuirre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McQuirre.
McQuirre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
San Pedro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Pedro half committed to a counter leg kick.
McQuirre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits San Pedros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuirre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and San Pedro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
San Pedro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McQuirre is rocked!
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQuirre swings away with a body shot that misses
letting San Pedro counter with a right hand.
McQuirre is still on wobbly legs! Can San Pedro finish him?
A shot to the liver by San Pedro. Beautiful body shot.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
San Pedro connects with the punch.
Nice defenses there by San Pedro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a big shot that misses.
McQuirre walks into a stiff left hand from San Pedro.
McQuirre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from San Pedro misses the target.
San Pedro cracks McQuirre on the jaw with a powerful right hand and McQuirre falls backwards against the cage. San Pedro follows up with more strikes that drop McQuirre to his knees. San Pedro keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save McQuirre! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esteban San Pedro!
After winning the bout, Esteban San Pedro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gniewomir Lach (ranked 271 p4p, 825 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 40 p4p, 110 weight class). Lach comes to the cage accompanied by Soel. Young Lad 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gniewomir Lach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lad was well out of range. Poor timing from Lach.
Lach avoids the body shot from Lad.
Lad avoids the head kick by Lach.
Lad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lach throws a body shot but no joy.
Lach moves out of range as Lad strikes.
It looked like Lach was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lad.
Lach ducks right into an uppercut from Lad.
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Lach tries to bum rush Lad with a series of wild strikes but Lad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Lad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lad lands a nice shot to the body.
Lad throws a hook to the side of Lach's head but Lach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lach misses with a right hand
and Lad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lad moves away.
Lach lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lad at a distance.
Lach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lad manages to avoid it.
Lad scores with a jab.
Lach moves out of range as Lad strikes.
Lach misses with a jab to the body
and Lad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Lad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lach lands a jab to Lad's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lad.
Lach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lad throws out a counter right but Lach avoids it with no problem.
Lach ducks under a wild hook from Lad.
Lach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lach moves away from the strike by Lad.
Lad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lach connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lad moves out of range as Lach throws a body kick.
Lach throws a nice looking combination but Lad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Lad looks to move away, Lach throws a big counter combo but Lad just gets out of the way.
Lach uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lad.
Lach sends Lad crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lach is motioning to the referee to let Lad up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lad is rocked!
Lach misses with a body kick.
Lad is still on wobbly legs! Can Lach finish him?
Lad darts in and clinches Lach up against the cage.
Lad seems to have recovered his senses.
Lad breaks from the clinch.
Lad moves into range and clinches up with Lach.
Lach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Lach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but Lach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lach pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lach takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Lach.
Lad connects with a nice looking jab.
Lach connects with a right that clearly hurt Lad. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Lach proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Lad collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gniewomir Lach!
A victorious Gniewomir Lach 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 411 p4p, 747 weight class) and Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 57 p4p, 102 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santu Avisu Kona!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Darren McCarty has been cut.
Avisu Kona gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCarty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCarty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Avisu Kona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avisu Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarty.
Avisu Kona connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Avisu Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarty.
McCarty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Avisu Kona backs up against the cage.
Avisu Kona cracks a nice hook into McCarty's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - McCarty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCarty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McCarty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Avisu Kona connects with the punch.
McCarty is rocked!
McCarty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avisu Kona was well out of range. Poor timing from McCarty.
McCarty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh McCarty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCarty just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Avisu Kona drops McCarty with a naaaaasty hook - McCarty is in real trouble here! Avisu Kona dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santu Avisu Kona!
Santu Avisu Kona is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Santu Avisu Kona rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldur Torsten (ranked 107 p4p, 356 weight class) and Rayful Edmond (ranked 20 p4p, 60 weight class). Torsten's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Temple of Odin. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsten throws a body shot but no joy.
Torsten has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Torsten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Edmond checks a leg kick nicely.
Torsten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edmond swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torsten counters with a nice uppercut.
Torsten throws a low kick but Edmond avoids it.
Torsten connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmond misses the body punch
and Torsten counters with a nice uppercut.
Edmond throws a combination that misses
and Torsten counters with a nice leg kick.
Edmond throws a head kick that misses.
Edmond misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond throws a leg kick but Torsten sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torsten is looking to counter punch.
Torsten scores with a hook.
Torsten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Torsten avoids them all with ease.
Edmond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torsten.
Nice cross by Torsten.
Edmond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torsten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsten connects with a right hand. Edmond shakes it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Torsten. That snapped Edmond's head back.
Edmond lands a big head kick that sends Torsten tumbling to the mat! Edmond takes a step backwards and waves Torsten back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Edmond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Edmond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edmond gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Torsten gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baldur Torsten!
Baldur Torsten retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Baldur Torsten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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